American Girl Dolls
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The 2018 Girl of the Year is an 11-year-old aspiring astronaut, according to American Girl
Meet Luciana Vega. The new doll will be empowering little girls to defy "stereotypes, embrace risks and failures, and chart their own course in life."
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Toy Company Now Sells Bears That Embrace Physical Differences
The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. unveiled its Limb Loss & Limb Difference Bears this week, featuring stuffed bears that are missing arms and legs. “Occasionally, we would have a request for a bear with limb loss, but this is our first time officially introducing a bear with limb loss,” Vermont Teddy Bear product designer Cassandra Clayton told Vermont station NECN.
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The Larger Impact of American Girl Introducing Its First Boy Doll
Meet Logan, the first boy doll in the American Girl collection. Doll company American Girl is breaking major barriers with Logan Everett, an 18-inch-tall drummer boy, which will be released on Thursday.
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American Girl’s Latest ‘Girl of the Year’ Doll Is African-American
Doll company American Girl has made steps in recent years to diversify its popular lineup and did so again this past Friday with the naming of its “Girl of the Year” doll. The latest is African-American girl Gabriela McBride, the first Girl of the Year doll since 2011 who isn’t white. Fans of American Girl dolls have known for years that the only African-American doll available for a time was Addy, a 9-year-old girl born into slavery who eventually escapes to freedom.
