The day I learned that the classic American Girl dolls with which I had grown up were regularly retired was a sad one ... dolls initially on offer were Kirsten Larson, a plucky pioneer girl ...

Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854" — is the latest creation to be retired by American ... of a Kirsten doll in assorted outfits and ...

One Kirsten doll is being sold with a bed, outfit and the books telling her story for $499. The value of these dolls (and other retired dolls in the American Girl collection) stem from a few factors.

Founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, a retired teacher, the initial line of American Girl dolls included just three dolls: Kirsten Larson ... first book and original outfit and accessories.

In honor of American Girl reintroducing ... Samantha, Kirsten and Molly, the first three dolls in the series, debuted in 1986 and were retired between 2008 and 2013. Felicity, Addy and Josefina ...

American Girl was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, a retired teacher and writer ... but to past and present owners of American Girl dolls, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly are household names ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — American Girl ... that Kirsten Larson’s doll is for sale. The classic dolls are for sale online, each standing 18 inches tall and dressed in her original outfit.

There is a set of American Girl dolls, including Samantha, Molly and Addy with multiple outfits ... collectors. Kirsten Larson, a Minnesota pioneer who grew up in 1854. She was retired in 2010.

As a girl homeschooled by her mother, Paulsen learned about the United States’ past through American Girl’s diverse slate of fictional figures, from pioneer girl Kirsten Larson to Virginia ...

All three girls will come in the iconic burgundy American ... (Kirsten), 2013 (Addy) and 2018 (Josefina). Her Niece Wanted a Taylor Swift American Girl Doll, So She Designed Incredible Replica ...

Kirsten Larson — 'a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854' — is the latest creation to be retired by American ... of a Kirsten doll in assorted outfits and ...

Samantha Parkington, Kirsten Larson, Molly McIntire, Felicity Merriman, Addy Walker and Josefina Montoya will inspire a new generation in their iconic outfits ... American Girl doll box designed ...