I was of an age where I was considered "too old" to be playing with dolls, but I didn't care. I grew up loving "Little House on the Prairie" and reading those books over and over again. I loved stories about the "olden days". Partner the gorgeous dolls with all the amazing accessories plus the historical factor? I was obsessed.
Unfortunately, my parents couldn't afford them. My parents did buy us the books, so we had Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly's stories to read over and over, just not the dolls themselves. I was in my early twenties when I finally got my American Girl: Kit, who grew up during the Great Depression. And I still have her 😀 I went to Chicago with a group of girlfriends in 2010, and I drug them to the American Girl story on Michigan Ave. I had a splendid time. The other women? Probably not.
American Girl is very different now than it was when I was a pre-teen. Pleasant sold the company to Mattel, who has done away with the historical dolls and all of their wonderful accessories (for the most part). I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how the company was brought to life and all of the research and work that went into creating the original dolls. I thought they were expensive until I read about how much effort went into them, now I realize they were actually kind of a bargain. This was a beautiful book that reminded me that there's always room in your life for imagination and whimsy, no matter how old you are.
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