I got my first American Girl doll when I was four years old. My grandma had gifted me a Josefina Montoya doll for Hanukkah. I ...

Young Gen Xers and older millennials who came of age in the 1990s — and their parents who forked over most of the money — accumulated mountains ... the toy giant bought the American Girl line of dolls ...

Since the company’s start in 1986, American Girl dolls have been a way for some youth to find themselves in characters. American Girl sells several lines of dolls and also publishes books ...