Most Popular Books by American Girl

Dial up the festivities—from Valentine’s Day to Halloween, summer barbecues to sleepovers—with recipes, party themes, and craft and decorating ideas. In this third cookbook from Williams Sonoma and American Girl, aspiring chefs will discover bite-sized delicacies like chocolate-dipped strawberries and butterfly-shaped cheese sandwiches, along with fare such as chicken-apple sausages on a stick, baked sweet potato fries, and caramel-dipped apple slices for holidays like 4th of July and Halloween, paired with clever serving ideas, fun theme-driven crafts, and colorful party favors. Sweet treats include s’mores ice cream sundaes, raspberry jam sandwich heart cookies, cinnamon-sugar monkey bread, peppermint brownie bites, hot chocolate cookies. Savory dishes features mac & cheese cups, grilled cheese hearts with tomato-star orzo soup, bite-sized broccoli-cheddar quiches, mini corn on the cob with lime butter, biscuit-wrapped veggie hot dog “mummies.” Refreshing drinks such as melon-mint agua fresca, spooky smoothies, milkshakes, and fruity “tea” will wet your whistle. The delicious recipes, fun ideas, and colorful images in American Girl Parties will captivate young cooks and can be made with everyday cookware and kitchen utensils; this companion title to American Girl Baking and American Girl Cooking will be a go-to resource for your little chef.

Celebrate you and your BFF with this keepsake journal, filled with fun quizzes, creative crafts, and questions to share. Learn all about yourself and your BFF with his fun book of quizzes, crafts, and questions, just for you to share. By journaling, drawing, and getting creative with real-life activities on each page, you and your BFF will discover each other's unique talents and traits. So grab your favorite pen or pencil and get started creating a book that’s as amazing and expressive as you. Activities include: -All About Me and All About You fill-in pages -Friendship bracelet how-to -Guide to the best birthday EVER! -Name Game--come up with silly names for you and your friends -Quizzes like Super Girl Power, Do You Dare, Schooled in Style, and more!

Explore the early days of the iconic American Girl brand, from developing key characters to opening the first store! Go behind-the-scenes of the creation of one of America's most iconic brands, American Girl. From founder Pleasant Rowland's original business plan scribbled on a yellow legal pad to the culmination of her dream to add a store and a magazine, readers will discover never before seen art, letters, product designs, and so much more. Includes material from the archives of American Girl - some of which have never before been seen by the public! Packaged in a beautiful, sprawling coffee table book, get ready to immerse yourself in the history of Pleasant Company and American Girl.

The go-to guide for girl bakers who want to share the fun homemade cookies—featuring more than sixty recipes, plus decorating tips and more! American Girl Cookies is chock full of recipes for one of America's favorite sweet treats, from classic favorites to contemporary creations. Chewy, crunchy, gooey, or crumbly, choose from a delectable collection of drop cookies, sandwich cookies, cut-out cookies, brownies, and bars—like cinnamon-y snickerdoodles; chocolate sweetheart sandwiches; lemon squares studded with coconut; brownies covered in gooey chocolate frosting; rainbow sugar cookies; and cookie cutouts decorated with every kind of sprinkle! In addition to essential baking tips and safety knowhow, discover fun skills like piping and flooding icing, making natural food dyes, and rolling and storing dough like a pro. Whether you want to bake the perfect after-school snack, fun desserts for a party, or a dozen special treats to gift and share, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will inspire you to bake cookies for any and every occasion. This guide has everything you'll need to become an expert cookie maker in no time. So grab your friends, your rolling pin, and get baking!

A look behind the scenes at turning the Molly American Girl books into a television movie, "Molly : an American girl on the Home Front."

Learn how to whip up tasty treats for movie nights, picnics, fiestas, family dinners, and more with this Parents’ Choice Award® winner. Cook up some fun with American Girl Cooking—the perfect cookbook for the emerging chef (and American Girl fan) in your family. Packed with great, easy-to-follow recipes fit for any occasion, this new title will inspire young cooks to get in the kitchen and create delicious, wholesome dishes and give a great sense of accomplishment. Being able to cook good food is a skill you’ll enjoy and benefit from your entire life. With this book as your very own cooking coach, learn how to make tasty and nutritious snacks, soups, salads, main dishes, and more to share with your friends and family. Snacks:From caprese kebabs to lemony hummus to hot cheese dip, these recipes are perfect for sharing and satisfying between-meal cravings. Soups & Salads: Featuring comforting favorites like chicken noodle soup and creamy tomato soup with cheese toasts and lighter fare like taco and BLT salads, there’s something here for everyone. Main Dishes: A wide range of impressive-yet-easy dinners, such as rosemary roast chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, and fish tacos with slaw, are both nourishing and delectable. Side Dishes: Buttery peas with mint, creamiest mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, cheesy garlic bread, and more round out any meal. American Girl Cooking goes with the exclusive line of cookware products from Williams-Sonoma and American Girl, but these delicious recipes can also be made with the utensils you already have in your home. This companion title to American Girl Baking will be a staple in the kitchen for your little chef.

Inspiring recipes to help you surprise a parent with breakfast in bed, host an epic next-day sleepover brunch party, or improve your smoothie game. From muffins and pancakes, to cheesy egg sandwiches and cinnamon rolls, there’s something everyone will enjoy. This cumulative book starts with Breakfast Basics: a chapter dedicated to all the essentials to making a stand-out spread, including Easy Fried Eggs, Basic and Lemon-Poppy Seed Waffles, and four kinds of muffins. Next up is Sweet Treats, which is chockfull of favorites like Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting, Sweet & Savory Mini Scones, and other goodies. Discover yummy additions to round out your breakfast, such as Maple-Glazed Bacon, a Coffee-Free “Latte,” and other drinks in Tasty Extras. You’ll find delicious and wholesome options in Good for You, such as a sweet Coconut & Chia-Seed Pudding and homemade granola. Egg-cellent Eats offers eggs in all forms: scrambled and wrapped inside Breakfast Burritos, fried inside a Toad in a Hole, and so much more. Gather your friends for some Crowd Pleasers that no one can resist, like Peach-Blackberry Crisp and PB&J Paninis. American Girl Breakfast and Brunch goes with the exclusive line of cookware products from Williams Sonoma and American Girl, but these delicious recipes can also be made with the utensils you already have in your home. This companion title to American Girl Baking will be a staple in the kitchen for your little chef.

It’s an American Girl® toy collection you can fit in your backpack! With more than 600 full-color stickers, American Girl fans will love getting creative by completing scenes featuring their favorite Truly Me™ playsets, dolls, and more! Decorate and create with all the best Truly Me™ playsets, dolls, accessories, pets and more in this full-color sticker book! Use photographic stickers to mix-and-match as you explore all your favorite hobbies and interests, including: • Plie Away Dance Practice • Coffee Shop Breakfast • Get Outside Camper • American Girl® Air Lines • Gourmet Kitchen • Plie Away Dance Practice • Day at the AG Café • Pet Spa and Daycare • Extra Sweet Birthday Part • And even more fun!

This book is packed with everything girls need to know about being a perfect party host and gracious guest. From slumber parties to holiday parties to just-for-fun parties, she'll get step-by-step instructions for unique invitations and decorations, clever games, fun DIY projects, and delicious recipes for more than ten party themes!

Take a peek into the past for wise and witty advice from the American Girls. Over the centuries, these girls have faced everything from brothers to bullies to boiled turnips. Their experiences have taught us how to survive and thrive. They've also taught us what it means to be a girl in any era: reach high, dream big, and speak out for what you believe in. With classic illustrations and memorable story moments, this book is a treasure for every American girl.

Journey to the past with the American Girl historical characters in this official coloring and activity book. American Girl historical characters have been changing the world in bold and exciting ways. From Kaya escaping captivity in another tribe in 1764 to Julie joining the boys’ basketball team in 1974, these courageous, smart, and spirited historical characters from the American Girl line have inspired girls to fearlessly express themselves. Learn about each of these amazing girls through their entertaining scenes and engaging activities focused on their lives and experiences. Recreations of the beautiful artwork from their most popular books give young artists the chance to bring these historical characters to life. Be inspired by American Girl! Favorite American Girl Characters Over a dozen beloved historical characters are featured: Kaya, Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, Rebecca, Kit, Nanea, Molly, Maryellen, Melody, and Julie. Memorable Moments Relive favorite moments from the American Girl historical novels and bring them to life with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. Over 25 Activities Dive deeper into the lives of the American Girl historical characters with fun activities based on their adventures.

Young chefs can learn essential kitchen skills while creating teatime recipes—including cakes, biscuits, scones, savory tea sandwiches, and more. With mouthwatering treats like vanilla-rose teacakes, strawberry shortcakes, and chocolate palmiers to more traditional tea-party fare such as cucumber-mint sandwiches, berry-studded scone bites, and buttery shortbreads, this collection of fifty recipes will appeal to kid chefs of all skill levels. This beautiful cookbook also features easy-to-follow instructions, inspiring full-color photography, and fun ideas for creating different tea parties—including a cozy tea for an after-school playdate, a festive holiday tea party, an al fresco gathering with iced tea and summer treats, and more—that celebrate this beloved and timeless tradition. “Even the pickiest of eaters will find something to enjoy in one of the six cookbook sections . . . The recipes range in complexity from the straightforward Ham & Cheese Tea Sandwiches to the more laborious Summer Fruit Buttermilk Tart.” —School Library Journal

Be YOU and express your creativity in the first-ever American Girl scratch art book. Includes wooden stylus. Draw, doodle, and use your imagination in this charming American Girl scratch art book. Use the wooden stylus to reveal glittering foil, colorful patterns, and adorable scenes on 18 scratch cards. Also includes 40+ bonus activity and coloring pages.

"Conceived and produced by Weldon Owen, Inc. In collaboration with Williams-Sonoma Inc."--Copyright page.

The IBPA Awards winner that’s packed with more than forty delicious, easy-to-follow recipes fit for any occasion—and perfect for every baker-in-progress. It’s easy to understand why baking is so much fun. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as measuring and mixing ingredients, putting dough or batter into a hot oven, watching—and smelling!—the transformation during baking, and finally removing delicious sweets from the oven. But the best part is sharing the treats you made with love with your friends and family. American Girl Baking provides decadent and delightfully simple recipes that everyone will love. Cookies: From cookie flower pops and cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodles to pinwheel icebox cookies to ice cream sandwiches—find something for every craving. Cupcakes: With kid-favorites flavors like PB & J, s’mores and snowball, and more adult flavors like carrot cake, red velvet, and white chocolate and raspberry, there’s something for every family member. Madeleines: Honey or orange, chocolate or vanilla, no matter what flavor they are—madeleines are a delicious and dainty treat! Baking: A wide range of sweets as diverse as chocolate truffles, rocky road fudge, fruity turnovers, caramel-glazed blondies, and everything in between. Whether you follow each recipe step-by-step or add your own unique twist, baking is a great opportunity to let your personality shine and to create mouthwatering goodies. The American Girl Baking book goes with the exclusive line of bakeware products from Williams-Sonoma and American Girl, but these delicious recipes can be made with the utensils you already have in your home.

There's cupcake fun for everyone in this delightful cookbook with more than fifty easy-to-follow recipes from the classic to the fantastic! Celebrate the joy of girlhood with delicious treats that are just as fun to make as they are to eat. Try carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, devil's food with easy chocolate ganache, or cupcakes with flavors like rocky road, cookies-n-cream, chocolate banana cream pie, salted caramel, blackberry coconut, cinnamon roll, and brown butter-honey. Once baked, you'll find ample inspiration for decorating your cupcakes, with everything from a simple swipe of frosting and scattering of sprinkles, to toasted coconut, marshmallows, fresh fruit, edible flowers, colorful glazes, crunchy nuts, ice cream, and more.

More than fifty recipes for kid-friendly dishes that highlight seasonal ingredients to inspire young chefs to learn about eating—and cooking—nourishing food. Garden to Table features more than fifty sweet and savory recipes that transform fresh produce into delicious dishes—like whipped-cream cake with layers of berries; mini peach and cherry pies; pink-frosted strawberry cupcakes; sweet potato skins topped with melted cheese; tempura fried string beans with yummy dipping sauce. In addition to essential cooking tips and kitchen safety knowhow, discover fun skills like using a vegetable peeler to “shave” veggies and tips for creating an indoor kitchen herb garden. Whether you want to make the perfect after-school snack for yourself, a decadent dessert for a party with friends, or dinner for your family, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will inspire you to cook your way through the seasons—and through each chapter, from the veggie garden and berry patch to the fruit orchard and citrus grove. With this garden-to-table adventure, become a pro at transforming beautiful fresh fruits and veggies into super-delicious baked treats and meals.

The ninth book in the bestselling series from American Girl, American Girl Holiday Baking features over 45 delicious recipes for young chefs to bake for the holidays. Inspiring photography, ideas for planning festive celebrations, and plenty of helpful cooking tips make this book the perfect gift for the budding chef in your life. During the holidays, there’s no more cozy way to spend an afternoon than in the kitchen baking treats for your family and friends! And with more than 50 enticing recipes for sweet treats to mark the season, American Girl Holiday Baking is the perfect inspiration for young chefs everywhere. From mouthwatering Thanksgiving pies to spectacular Christmas cookies, winter-themed cupcakes, chocolate candies, and nut brittles, there’s a special treat to celebrate every occasion during the winter season. In these colorful pages, aspiring young chefs will find fantastic ideas for home-baked gifts that are perfect for sharing, plus decorating tips, packaging ideas, and super-fun ways to be creative—while filling the home with the wonderful aromas of holiday baking. Sample recipes include: Snowy Gingerbread Trees Hot Cocoa Cookies Peppermint Swirl Macarons Pumpkin-Spice Snickerdoodles Cinnamon-Swirl Apple Pie Chocolate-Raspberry Tartlets Holiday Star Tart Snowflake Cupcakes Sticky Toffee Puddings Sugar-and-Spice Popovers Candy Cane Bark Chocolate Walnut Toffee In addition to essential baking tips and safety knowhow, discover fun skills like piping and flooding icing, transforming sugar cookies into ornaments, frosting cakes, and rolling dough like a pro. The recipes can be made with everyday cookware and kitchen utensils. Whether you want to make spectacular cookies for a cookie exchange party, seasonal cakes and tarts for a special dessert, or homemade candies and confections for gifts, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will become a new holiday treasure and tradition.