Slated to open alongside the likes of Hancock (on Will Smith’s self-proclaimed “Big Willy Weekend”), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl proposes to challenge that big box-office glitz with wholesome-with ...

To my 10-year-old daughter, the term “American Girl” means “that store my meanie of a mom—unlike all the other, higher-quality moms—won’t let me go near.” While we’re on the defensive, why should I?

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the ...

If Abigail Breslin knocked on my door, it would be difficult not to buy a truckload of Thin Mints from her. Much to her credit, the 12-year-old Oscar nominee's ("Little Miss Sunshine") most marketable ...

To my ten-year-old daughter, the term “American Girl” means “that store my meanie of a mom — unlike all the other, higher-quality moms — won’t let me go near.” While we’re on the defensive, why should ...

The American Girl dolls debuted in the late 1980's and enjoyed phenomenal popularity. Followed by a series of books by Valerie Tripp, young girls everywhere became enamored with stories based on ...

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" was brewed in a marketers' cauldron by evil warlocks who use words like "synergy" and "branding" and "cross-platform marketing." Usually, when art is used to serve ...

Sweet, old-fashioned and sentimental to a fault, “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl” is “Nancy Drew” with training wheels. It’s a moist-eyed children’s comedy-drama that dares to ask how much today’s ...