NEW YORK — The American Girls are turning 40, but when you look at them, you’d never know it. They are forever 10, schoolgirls with hair bows and a semi-smile that reveals two front teeth. You know ...

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 ...

Dolls rise to the occasion of being best friends, confidants, and even traveling companions for young children. For the little girl in search of a new sidekick to fill these roles and then some, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American ...

American girl dolls may differ by race and class and lunch pail, but many come with the same kind of hair. Recently, however, Meredith Bailey was shopping with her daughter at an American Girl Dolls ...

Addy Walker wasn’t my first Black doll, but she was my last. First, there were my brown Cabbage Patch dolls with black yarn hair, pinched faces and plush bodies that smelled like baby powder. Then ...