 | Carin Siegfried Oct 31 |  So I never had an American Girl doll. I was a tad bit too old (plus they were expensive!) I do vividly remember seeing them in some catalog when they first came out and being super intrigued. I have though been to the store a couple of times with a friend's daughters. And still, I enjoyed the heck out of it.
It was fascinating to learn about the history of the company and of Pleasant Rowland and her goal for the company and the dolls. I do love history and like other Gen Xers was recently horrified to discover American Girl was putting out a 90s doll, as it turns out my teenage years are now "historical." The authors are fun and irreverent but not disrespectful and they do call the company to task for past choices that wouldn't be made today. I appreciate so much how Ms. Rowland was trying to engage kids better in teaching them history and making it fun so they would want to learn. Personally, I super enjoyed the meld of history (both of US history and history of the company and the dolls) with memoir as both authors repeatedly talk about their own dolls and their past experiences with them. That might not work for everyone but mashing up two of my favorite genres was delightful to me. If you had an American Girl doll, you might want to check this one out. This book is published by Feiwel & Friends, a division of Macmillan, my employer. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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