Title:
With American Girl Dolls, History Comes Into Play
Description: This is
a VOA Special English General News Report.
See text below
Text:
American Girl dolls are costly for most Americans.
But sales of the dolls are strong, even at a time
when many people are concerned about the economy.
Kaeli Chang has several American Girl dolls,
including one that looks just like her. She and the
doll wear the same kind of clothing.
KAELI CHANG: "We got matching outfits and I love to
match with my doll. And it makes me feel kinda cool
because I have a friend just like me."
We spoke with Kaeli and her mother, Liane
Whalen-Chang, at the American Girl store in Tysons
Corner, Virginia.
KAELI CHANG: "I have nine American Girl dolls all
together because my mom's an awesome shopper."
LIANE WHALEN-CHANG: "What I like about it is that it
kind of brings back the innocence of the kids. They
grow up too fast. And so the American Girl allows
her to just be a little girl a little bit longer."
Kaeli got her first American Girl doll just after
she was born. That was the beginning of her
collection.
A single American Girl doll sells for one hundred
dollars. Extra clothing can increase the cost.
Valerie Tripp has written more than thirty American
Girl books. She loves writing for eight-year-old
girls.
VALERIE TRIPP: "We wanted to speak to girls who were
eight, nine, ten years old and say whatever your
passion is, whatever you're interested in right now,
you know, hang onto that."
She says most of them are reading by themselves for
the first time.
VALERIE TRIPP: "The ability to walk in somebody
else's shoes is a wonderful life skill. And if you
can read about someone who lived in a different time
and kind of walk into her world, isn't that a
wonderful way of, you know, learning?"
I'm Christopher Cruise.
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