American Girl Doll News

American Girl released some covers for books that will be released later this year!

American Girl just announced their newest collaboration - the Ladybug doll! This brand new limited edition Ladybug doll costs $350 and has expensive crystals all over her. Only 5000 have been made, but don't worry, we're going to mass-produce these on April 1, 2026 and sell them for only $125 with cheaper quality clothes! Each Ladybug doll doesn't come with a book, but rather an advertisement to watch Ladybug on Disney Plus. And starting next year, Rena Rouge, Vesperia and Ryuko are joining the lineup, but they'll be limited edition first, as well! The release date will be... APRIL FOOL'S.

American Girl’s spring doll sale has been extended to Sunday! Summer Claudie Samantha Belle Moana Ariel Cinderella Pink Stardust Holiday Dolls Anna Elsa Rapunzel Tiana Truly Me 101, 102, 107, 108, 117, 125, 126, 129 Josefina Addy Maryellen Kirsten Kit Julie

American Girl is having a spring doll sale - 20% off most things, including these dolls! Summer Claudie Samantha Belle Moana Ariel Cinderella Pink Stardust Holiday Dolls Anna Elsa Rapunzel Tiana Truly Me 101, 102, 107, 108, 117, 125, 126, 129 Josefina Addy Maryellen Kirsten Kit Julie

From an unlikely source - a local newspaper in Ohio - American Girl potentially hinted at the return of Felicity. According to a local newspaper in Ohio, a fifth grader (who AGDN will keep anonymous, as the article mentioned personal information about her) was disappointed to find out that Felicity had been retired, and wrote to American Girl asking if they'd ever consider bringing her back. Surprisingly, American Girl responded - telling the fifth grader that if enough people wrote to American Girl with the same wish, they would consider potentially bringing Felicity back. The rest of the article is a sweet story, detailing how in American Girl fashion, the fifth grader collected 300 signatures to send to American Girl to bring back Felicity. But American Girl's reply caught my eye because normally, when a doll retires, American Girl doesn't really respond to requests to bring them back. But seeing as American Girl is open to the return of Felicity - who knows! It could happen!

Just Like You 122 has sold out.

Here's Marisol's whole world! Who should be Doll of the Month next month?

The cover of American Girl's Spectacular Scratch Art activity book has been revealed:

Kavi's Bollywood Dance Costume and Makena's Accessories are now sold out.

I have thirty-five minutes to kill before my next class today, so I felt like talking about something that makes me kind of mad, but it's been a trend I've been noticing in society for the last few years. In 2020, American Girl started doing collaborations with other brands. First, the Olympics, then, other fashion companies. Then, in 2022, other media franchises - making outfits and dolls based on established intellectual properties, like Harry Potter, Barbie, Disney, etc. We have a full blown Disney doll line now, and more dolls based off of other intellectual properties are coming, including Wednesday and Wicked. And it seems like every other release is American Girl not fleshing out it's own lore, but tacking onto something else. This parallels how things have been in the entertainment industry. They're remaking everything, giving everything prequels and sequels, spending so much money focusing on making things based on other properties, while not giving creatives time to flourish. Not investing in original ideas, not really giving things that aren't established the time of day. This trend started around the late 2010s in greater society. But in the 2020s, it has been the defining feature of how American Girl has changed as a company. I don't know - what are your thoughts?

With the release of Melody's journal, American Girl interviewed her author, Denise Lewis Patrick, about Melody! Why is Melody’s story important? One reason is that she shows how a young person can have really big feelings about what’s going on around her. Melody speaks out about what she feels when she sees something that’s unfair, or when she’s curious and has questions. Her story shows other children that it’s okay to express what you’re feeling inside, and that there are grownups who will listen and who will help and encourage you to look for answers to some of those big questions that you have. How are you like Melody? How are you different? I’m like Melody because I’m interested in my community. I am very curious about the world, and the things that are happening in it, and what I might do to make it better. Another way we’re alike is I grew up in a large extended family. I’m different than Melody because I’m not a “take charge” kind of person. I have a lot of ideas about things, but Melody is different. She’s not just sitting around thinking about what needs to change, or what to do about it. She believes in action. And I actually like that a lot about Melody. Oh, and one huge  difference between myself and Melody is that I cannot sing! I like singing, I love listening to music, but I really don’t sing very well at all. So I only sing at home—mostly when everyone else is out of the house! How was it different telling Melody’s story as a first-person illustrated diary versus a third-person novel? Writing in a first-person diary format was a neat challenge. I had to do more than imagine Melody’s actions and reactions to people and events. I couldn’t write the diary as just a writer describing a ten-year-old girl’s feelings. I had to think about every situation in a totally different way— I had to be Melody, describing her own feelings!

Today is Josefina's birthday! She was born this day in 1815, making her 210 today.