Join us for The Arts Potpourri Oct. 31st Paulette Fick will present a history of the popular American Girl Doll, and showcase her own hand made doll clothes. If you are a collector or have grand children, bring spending money! From Wikipedia: The Historical Characters line of 18-inch dolls were initially the main focus of Pleasant Company. This product line aims to teach aspects of American history through a six-book series from the perspective of a 9- to 11-year-old girl living in that time period. Although the books are written for an eight to twelve year-old target audience, they endeavor to cover significant topics such as child labor, child abuse, poverty, racism, slavery, animal abuse, and war in manners appropriate for the understanding and sensibilities of their young audience.[2] In 1995 Pleasant Company released a line of contemporary dolls: American Girls of Today. In 2006 the product line was renamed Just Like You; it was changed again, in 2010, to My American Girl. This line has included over sixty one different dolls over the years. Each doll has a different combination of face mold; skin tone; eye color; and hair color, length texture and/or style. American Girl states that this variety allows customers to choose dolls that represent the individuality and diversity of todays American girls.[2] A wide variety of contemporary clothing, accessories and furniture is also available, and there are regular releases and retirements to update this line. Each year, a Girl of the Year doll is released who has her own special talent.
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