GOTY Gabriela released on December 29!!!!!!!!!!

OK, so Good Morning America released the new 2017 GOTY!!

(Info from Small dolls in a big world)

American Girl’s girl of the year doll for 2017 is a poet and dancer named Gabriela McBride, who uses the two art forms to help overcome her stuttering.

Gabriela is described in a press release from the doll maker as a “true creative talent” who uses poetry to help “break down barriers” and overcome her “personal challenge” of stuttering.

The 18-inch doll, which has brown eyes and curly dark brown hair, will be launched in stores and online on Jan. 1.

Gabriela comes with a book and performance-inspired outfits, plus a microphone and pretend headphones. Additional Gabriela products and books will be available starting in spring 2017, according to American Girl.

The series of three books about Gabriela are authored by Teresa E. Harris. The books will chronicle Gabriela’s childhood in a family of artists and how finding her voice through poetry helps Gabriela save her beloved community arts center from destruction.

In addition to the books and doll, American Girl is partnering with Scholastic to release a curriculum program, Express Yourself, to teach poetry to students. The program will also feature a poetry contest for kids to celebrate National Poetry Month in April.

You can watch the revealing video HERE.

It seems like Gabriela's bigger items and additional items will come later this Spring.

In the photo above it looks as if one of Gabriela's exclusive pairs of earrings will be music notes.

In this photo they feature Gabriela's PJ's for girls and dolls.

Here is Gabriela’s studio background and bar set, and her dance outfit.

Gabriela will also have a tap outfit, and a microphone set along with a dance case/trunk shown above.

I think i'm starting to like Gabriela a little more than i used to :) I can't wait to see the rest of her collection.

Do you like her?

~Kara

Review of the Hit The Slopes Outfit!!!!

Today I'm doing a review on the Hit The Slopes Outfit

                                      
                                                        The pink is definitely Lea's color

               I love the pants they're really cute, but they're kinda loose around her waist and thighs.

I love the little design AG put on the pants near the knee :)

The mittens are ADORABLE!!!!! But again they're kinda loose. I could see them easily slipping off. I think they should be more tight around her wrist.

I really like the coat! If it was for a real person it would definitely keep them warm :) It fits Lea to a t :) I'm not a big fan of the AG writing on the sleeves and inside the hood though.

Now to the headband, it fits Lea's head very well. It's also stretching.

I absolutely love how her hair curled in this photo :)

Hope you enjoyed the review :) I'd rate it 4.5

Would you buy it?

~Kara

GOTY 2017 Gabriela’s New Packaging!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
There's been some pictures leaked on Gabriela

Photo credit: Hello Savings (Facebook)

It looks like she is secured in the box like other dolls are. The book is in the inside of the box. It does look cheap. Other AG fans have reported that you can't take the lid off, you have to cut the box open. Which i think is really annoying! Cause then you can't reuse the boxes,  and i like to reuse the boxes. 

I read this story on Small dolls in a big world  and now I realize that this type of packaging makes sense for AG to be selling their products in at Toys R Us and Khols. People have been known to open the doll boxes and steal items, so this might be the reason Gabriela’s boxes are harder to open. One person even reported that someone had bought a Lea doll at Khols, switched the doll for an Our Generation (with the Lea dress on her) and returned the “Lea” doll. 

Here we have one of Gabriela's dance outfits. (Gabriela is rumored to have a very small collection with 2-3 outfits and no ticket item over $300)

This set comes with a trunk, stickers, a small mic, electronic drums and drumsticks, headphones, a computer, and screens for the computer. I love the mic and headphones! Super cute!

I like that she tap dances and doesn't do ballet, cause if she did she would be even more like a repeat of other GOTYs.

Finally we have her dance accessories.

What are your thoughts on Gabriela's accessories and packaging?

~Kara

Blog of the Week #41

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Saleens style!!!!!

Please check out her blog and comment :)

~Kara

Funnies #9

Hope i made you laugh :)

~Kara

Leaks #10

This is a possible dance outfit for Truly Me

a pink ribbon headband

pink tights

                                                   New Lace Top & Sparkle Skirt Outfit: 

This is said to be Tenney Grant's outfit

I wasn't able to post the pictures of this outfit on this post, but you can see it here :)

What do you think?

~Kara

Book Covers for 1774 Felicity's Beforever Reprint Released!!!

So, recently it's been rumored that Felicity's coming back, and now her Beforever book cover were released!! Here are some pictures.....

These are her three books..

Regarding the Felicity Doll: Rumors say her release date will be February 9th, 2017. She will only be available online, and at the 3 flagship stores (NYC, LA, & Chicago).* 

Book 1: Love and Loyalty

Title: Love and Loyalty (book 1)

Author: Valerie Tripp

Price: $9.99 USD

Publish Date: Feb. 9th, 2017

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Loyalty-Valerie-Tripp/dp/1609588614/

Summary: Felicity loves riding horses far more than stitchery or serving tea. When she falls in love with a beautiful chestnut mare, she schemes to save the mare from its cruel owner with the help of Ben, her father’s young apprentice. Yet as talk of revolution rumbles around her, Felicity finds it harder to tell right from wrong. Ben wants war, while her best friend Elizabeth’s family remains loyal to the king. Then Felicity receives an invitation to the Governor’s Palace—and she must decide where her own loyalties lie. In Love and Loyalty, the first volume of her classic stories, Felicity finds out what independence really means as the American colonies begin their fight for freedom.

Excerpts:

Book 2: A Stand for Independence

Title: A Stand for Independence (book 2)

Author: Valerie Tripp

Price: $9.99 USD

Publish Date: Feb. 9th, 2017

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Stand-Independence-Valerie-Tripp/dp/1609588622/

Summary: When Felicity overhears a plot against the colonists, no one believes her but Ben, her father’s apprentice. The two risk great danger to warn the colonists themselves and soon afterward, Felicity finds a secret note from Ben. He has run away to join George Washington’s army, and he is injured. Felicity is worried about him but knows it would be wrong to help a runaway apprentice. Then she is turned away from the door of her best friend, Elizabeth. Will the war for independence come between Felicity and her friends? A Stand for Independence, the second volume of Felicity’s classic stories, tells how she finds the strength to follow her heart during the Revolutionary War.

Excerpts:

Journey Book: Gunpowder and Tea Cakes:

Title: Gunpowder and Tea Cakes (Journey Book)

Author: Kathleen Ernst

Price: $9.99 USD

Publish Date: Feb. 9th, 2017

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Gunpowder-Tea-Cakes-Kathleen-Ernst/dp/160958869X/

Summary: “My name is Felicity Merriman,” says a girl her age. Instead of shorts or jeans, she’s wearing a long blue gown. “Have you just arrived in the city?” She must be one of the junior interpreters, she thinks. She’s really good, like an actor. She decides to play along. “It seems so.” Felicity nods. “Many have arrived since the royal governor schemed to steal the colonists’ gunpowder in the dark of night. Patriots have been streaming into Williamsburg like a river in flood!” What if a girl suddenly found herself in Felicity’s world during the American Revolution? Together, she and Felicity could hang out at her father’s store, sip tea at the Governor’s Place—or get caught up in a gunpowder plot! As she reads, she decides what happens next by choosing her own path through this multiple-ending story.

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Felicity's 3 Book Boxed Set:

Title: Beforever 2017 3 Book Set

Author: Valerie Tripp & Kathleen Ernst

Illustrator: Juliana Kolesova

Price: $29.95 USD

Publish Date: Feb. 9th, 2017

Link: https://www.amazon.com/BeForever-2017-3-Book-Set/dp/1609588703/

Summary: Girls can enjoy adventures with Felicity Merriman in this three-book boxed set. They’ll journey to the American colonies where talks of revolution rumble, and the war for independence looms close to heart and home. Plots, balls, and midnight rides all come together in a story that shows how important it is to follow your heart. Then, they’ll travel back in time to meet Felicity in an exciting story that lets them choose what happens next!

(info from Lissie and Lilly)

Are you glad that Felicity is coming back?

I am!

~Kara