The fourth in the Barbie Fairytopia series, Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends delivers the message of liking yourself for who you are first. However the movie does have mixed reviews as some of the parts are a bit scary for younger kids - the fairies are constantly being chased. The colors and the [...]

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Char
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American Girl must have had success with American Girl: Julie Finds a Way and American Girl: Julie Saves the Eagles, because they will be releasing American Girl Kit Mystery Challenge for Nintendo DS in June 2008.
My girls have the American Girl: Julie Finds a Way game for DS and it has definitely been a [...]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Char
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There is a new trailer for the Kit movie on the American Girl web site - complete with scenes from the movie. The movie is the first movie based on the American Girl stories to be shown on the big screen - in theaters July 2, 2008.
It looks like the typewriter is going to be [...]

Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Char
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The producers of the upcoming movie, Kit Kittredge, An American Girl Mystery, recently held a private screening to get viewer feedback before making final edits.
A Doll Diaries reader who was one of the lucky ones at the screening was kind enough to share some of her initial impressions with us!
“This was definitely my favorite of [...]

Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Char
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The new Disney Princess Enchanted Tales - Follow Your Dreams DVD is an hour of true Disney enchantment. There are two short movies - one featuring Jasmine from Aladdin and the other featuring Aurora from Sleeping Beauty - tied together through the theme of perserverance.
In addition to the two story segments, the DVD includes:

Aurora Dress-Up [...]

Posted on September 3rd, 2007 by Char
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I’d like to thank my friends in Texas for sharing pictures of their collection of Kit’s items.

From left to right - Kit’s table, glassware and linens and her party treats. Kit is wearing her meet outfit and her friend is wearing Kit’s birthday dress. Then there is the roll top desk set and it looks [...]

Posted on September 3rd, 2007 by Char
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My girls loved High School Musical and they can not wait for High School Musical 2 to come out later this month. Did you know that Mattel has made a whole line of Barbies for the High School Musical collection - and they can sing? I’m not really surprised considering the resounding hit that the [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2007 by Char
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Next summer’s Kit Kittredge An American Girl Mystery movie is finishing up production (Abigail Breslin finished shooting last Monday) and some of the behind the scenes photos are starting to appear. The one to the left is Abigail Breslin as Kit.
Austin McDonald will be playing Roger (a bully). Austin has posted some great behind the [...]

Posted on July 19th, 2007 by Char
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The first movie trailer from the upcoming movie Kit Kittredge, An American Girl Mystery is now available. The trailer is about 1 minute long and starts by focusing in on Kit’s roll top desk. It highlights the fact that the movie is a Julia Roberts production. Screenwriting is from the same group that did the [...]

Posted on June 16th, 2007 by Char
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Production on the upcoming American Girl movie, Kit Kittredge, An American Girl Mystery has begun. The American Girl website has created a page just for the movie and it even includes a video clip from the auditions. Over 2,000 girls auditioned for four spots in the movie.
Thanks to the commenters who stopped in to share [...]

Posted on May 31st, 2007 by Char
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