American Girl Dolls in The New York Times
Dolls with plastic faces have always frightened me and American Girl dolls are no exception. Yet they’ve developed a following for their non-Barbie-like figures and rich background stories.
Alex Kuczynski of The New York Times writes:
The dolls, 18 inches high, portray characters imagined from the past, like Kit, a resourceful girl facing the Great Depression; Kirsten, a Swedish immigrant; Addy, who escaped slavery during the Civil War; and Felicity, a Revolutionary War-era doll. At $87 each, they are expensive, but the good news is that each comes with an outfit and a book, usually the first in a series that tells the story of the doll’s life. These books are not high art, but they fall into the Harry Potter category of literature: it’s junk, but at least the kids are reading and not goggle-eyed on video games.
Being the mother of a son, I may never get to enjoy American Girl Place the way girls and their parents would. Have you had the good fortune of paying a visit?
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2 opinions for American Girl Dolls in The New York Times
Play Library » American Girl Movies on the Big Screen
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:21 am
[…] I’ve mentioned here, before, The American Girl Movie Collection that tells the stories of three of the American Girls Dolls. […]
catherine
Mar 20, 2008 at 10:25 pm
you guys should have american boy dolls that would be so much fun! and more costumers if this happens promise to make a doll after me! if you would like too if not u can just give me some american girl doll and boy doll outfits
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