American Girls Album



The American Girls Album was a family history album focusing on three Historical Characters: Kirsten Larson, Samantha Parkington, and Molly McIntire. It was released in 1990 and retired in 1994, and was also part of the Portfolios of Pastimes collection. ''

Overview
The album cover was a thick weight book, with five image cutouts on the front and back inside cover, four squares and a heart. A removable insert had a clear plastic cover over four illustrations from the books Samantha's Surprise, Changes for Kirsten, Meet Molly and Molly Saves the Day; the center heart instructed the user to place family images over the illustrations to make their own family album.

The inner book was a family history album; the aim of the book was to get the user to record her family history and get stories from her mothers and grandmothers. A family tree was included as well which included both the maternal and paternal side of the family.

Trivia

 * While the older Molly image was still being used as the portrait on the cover, inner illustrations were the updated ones by Nick Backes.


 * The book notes in the facts that Kirsten's last name was "Larsdotter" in Sweden, as Papa's name was Lars. This is incorrect, as his name is Anders Larson.