Presenting Lanie – The American Girl of the Year 2010

American Girl GOTY 2010 Lanie

Pin itThe wait is over. We now know what Lanie, the American Girl GOTY 2010 will look like. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the message for this year’s doll is “Go Outdoors”. Lanie, a 10-year-old from Cambridge, Mass., will be the 2010 Girl of the Year doll for American Girl, Middleton, starting Jan. 1. [...]

Dr. Phil and American Girl on Girl Power

Pin itDr. Phil’s December 25th show was all about Girl Power. He partnered with American Girl, Patty Criswell and a whole bunch of tween girls to address many of the issues facing tween girls now and through the ages. Throughout the show, there were video clips of the American Girl Place store, the dolls and [...]

Maplelea Canadian Girl Doll Review

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Pin itIt doesn’t matter where you live, one thing seems to always ring true – girls love to play with dolls and dolls that represent their heritage, hobbies, and personalities are the most popular. Maplelea Girls are those dolls for the girls of Canada. The collection of five dolls representing the girls from the various [...]

A Little Bit More On Lanie – Official from AG

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Pin itThis just in – the first 100 girls in line at each store on January 1st will get a special goody bag. Lanie’s pet bunny is very cute! And now we know the polo in the book cover photo is really a polo style dress. Fun. Thanks Lilly for sending this email on to [...]

The Dolls Take The Wheel

american girl Chrissa, Madame Alexander doll, Buildabear Car

Pin itSo, we are snowed in which is fine as far as my kids are concerned. My daughter has been playing with her dolls just about all day. She just came “driving” through my office with Chrissa and her latest addition to the dolly family – Ashley the Madame Alexander Favorite Friends doll in the [...]

American Girl Place Chicago Holiday Windows 2009

Holiday windows 2009 at American Girl Place Chicago

Pin itThe window displays at the American Girl Place stores are gorgeous all year long, however, the holiday displays are always the best. A friend of mine just visited the Chicago store and was kind enough to take some pictures for me. There is quite a bit of glare from the windows, but you can [...]

Madame Alexander 18″ Favorite Friends Dolls

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Pin itMadame Alexander has released a line of 18″ dolls that are very similar in size and stature to American Girl Dolls. The dolls have rooted, styleable hair, and are articulated at the neck, shoulders and hips so they can be posed. They are also soft-bodied dolls. The Madame Alexander Favorite Friends are also very [...]

Karito Kids Travel Charmers

Karito Kids Pita Travel Charmers Doll

Pin itDolls are definitely a great way to inspire imagination and in many cases they provide opportunities for learning, too. One of the doll lines that helps kids learn about the world around them is Karito Kids. The Karito Kids Travel Charmers line is a smaller, soft and squeezable version of the Karito Kids characters [...]

My Twinn Doll Outfits 50% Off

My Twinn doll outfits 50% off code

Pin it The My Twinn site has some really great deals on doll outfits right now! There are nine outfits that were originally $20 that you can get for $10 with the following code: 92SS729. I think the Party Perfection dress is too cute!  And what about the Girl & Doll Holiday stocking for $2.00 [...]

Scoop – American Girl Lanie Book Cover Revealed

Lanie's Real Adventures

Pin it Thanks to some amazing sleuthing and generous sharing from a Doll Diaries reader – here is the photo of the Lanie book cover. And UPDATED with the cover art for the second book, Lanie’s Real Adventures. According to the book cover, Lanie is NOTHING like we expected her to look – but it [...]