?Deep in the basement of a small museum lies a tattered, water-stained doll trunk. Open the dusty lid and the long-ago childhood of some lucky young girl comes instantly to life. Tucked gently inside is a beautiful porcelain doll? dearly loved and much played with. Dressed in blue silk and surrounded by marvelous accessories, this doll and her tiny treasures were the cherished possessions of their owner?possessions so special that they were put away until some faraway day when her own little girl could delight in them. I discovered this trunk by chance more than a year after I had begun working on the American Girls Collection. It served as a powerful reminder of why I had begun the collection, and what I hoped it would accomplish. At an age when girls are old enough to read and still love to play, they need books and dolls that capture their imaginations. The stories in the American Girls Collection come alive with beautiful dolls and period doll clothes.
The doll accessories are replicas of real things found in times gone by. They are quality pieces?not plastic playthings?and are made for children over eight years old to treasure. I hope the American Girls Collection will be dearly loved and well played with and then passed down to other generations of girls tomorrow?a reminder that growing up in America is, has been, and can always be an experience to treasure.? ?Pleasant T. Rowland
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