*I work with American Girl. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*
Meet Gabriela McBride, your 2017 girl of the year. At the beginning of the year, American Girl releases the girl of the year and everyone goes crazy including my kiddos and every year they nail it. This year there is no exception because my kids are in love with Gabriela McBride!
Gabriela is a true talent who uses her passion for the arts—specifically spoken word poetry—to overcome personal obstacles and create positive change for her community. Gabriela launches with a beautiful 18-inch doll, plus several performance-inspired outfits, accessories, and toys.
And, to connect students with Gabriela’s inspiring message and to bring awareness to spoken word poetry, American Girl is partnering with Scholastic to create and distribute Express Yourself, a program for classrooms that empowers students to use the arts as a tool for self-expression. Available in March 2017, the classroom resources give teachers the tools to encourage students to find their creative voices, just in time for National Poetry Month in April.
My youngest is too young for anything but the Itty Baby but big sister Hayley is sharing because Taylor says, “Mommy .. The girl looks like me with curly hair”! Too cute! They both have wicked curly hair. Hayley is also so excited to add to her American Girl collection. This is girl #8 and we go at least 3 times a year to get all their hair done and have lunch with the girls.
Each night Hayley reads to Taylor with Gabriela on her lap and her new American Girl doll book that goes along with her. It a true sight to see.
Be sure to check out American Girl to see the Girl of The Year and shop for all things American Girl today! 
GIVEAWAY: One winner will receive the American Girl of the Year. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to visit >American Girl and tell me your favorite girl. Please put all comments in comment section after this post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling it out to increase your chances of winning. US only. Good luck!
Maryellen
I like the Maryellen Doll!
So far my daughter likes Maryellen the best!
So hard to choose just one! We love them all. My youngest loves her bitty baby and my oldest wants Gabriella and Tenney badly.
My favorite girl ever is Kirsten. From the current line up I really love Josephina.
My favorite American Girl doll is Kit.
I like the Tenney Doll the most.
Camille is my favorite. Looks like my daughter!
Julie is my granddaughters American Girl and she is the favorite in our home!
There are so many favorites, but I really like Lea Clark. She reminds me so much of my niece.
I really do like Gabriela the most, but from the website, I like Nanea as well.
We like Samantha
We like Kaya- while not our people, it would be nice for my Native American daughter.
Willa is one of my favorites. However, I really enjoy the personalized option, because you can truly make any doll look just like you, or whoever you want to gift one to. So adorable every time.
I personally like Julie, since she represents the years when I was a young girl myself!
Kanani is our favorite but love Gabriela too
we like kayla,she looks like my grandaughater
I like Rebecca (from 1914). They have a lot of good ones!
My daughter got her first doll for Christmas, Ashlynn. She is our favorite so far. We have started reading the Lea books, so she is my next favorite.
I have a soft spot for the historical doll, Maryellen, mostly because that was my Grandma’s name. Plus, the doll is just cute.
Nanea isnt out yet but she is by far my favorite. I really hope I can get her for my LO
I’m excited about Logan & I’d also live to get #39 for my daughter!
I think my favorite would be Addy.
I like Julie , love her hair
Addy Walker is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite girl on the site would be Ashlynn
I love the Maryellen™ Doll
Camille
Oh my gosh all of them are so wonderful but I think my favorite is the Rebecca™ Doll.
Tenny Doll is my favorite.
I love Maryellen!
My youngest granddaughter would like Bitty Baby Doll #2.
So many of the AG products are beautiful I really like their wlliewisher line up, so adorable. I love Willa. I like her story and my niece would flip over her.
My daughters favorite doll is Maryellen
I am excited about the new Boy Doll, Logan!
My favorite is Saige
My favorite is Willa.
Felicity is my favorite!
I like Maryellen!
I like the Maryellen Doll!
My favorite is Mary Ellen Larkin
I like the new Tenney doll!!!
I like the Addy. The historical dolls and books are my favorite.
Grace, She looks like my kid.
My favorite is SAMANTHA PARKINGTON.
Josephina is my favorite.
My favorite doll is Kit!
I like Tenney. I saw her in store this weekend and her freckles are adorable!
I like the REBECCA DOLL
I love Kaya and her faithful horse.
I love the Ashlyn doll! She reminds me of my youngest daughter!
We love Lea and Melody!
That’s a tough choice. I grew up with the “original” American girl dolls, and I had Samantha and (later) Addy, my sister had Felicity, and my cousins had a couple of the others. I don’t know much about the newer dolls but they look interesting. I’m glad to see more diversity. I’d like to learn about Kaya and Josephina and the rest.
I guess if I have to pick one, I’ll go with Samantha because I related to her a bit as a kid.
willa is my favorite. She looks so much like my daughter and even has that little same personality look as my daughter.
Rebecca Rubin. It’s awesome they added a doll with a Jewish backstory. My daughter loves to be able to relate to her celebrations.
my daughter loves Gabriela and Isabelle
My daughter’s favorites are Kit and Julie!
Our Favorite is Mckenna!
My girl is Julie. I love her long hair and free spirit.
My favorite girl is Maryellen.
My favorite American Girl is Felicity!
Mary Ellen is my favorite!
Our favorite doll is Julie.
Our favorite is Lea clark
I like Julie. Love her long hair
We love all of them, but our favorite is Julie Albright! As a mom of three young girls, I love that all these dolls show how girls can stand up for themselves, no matter what!
I like the Mary Ellen Doll
I love all the American Girl Dolls but my favorite would be Caroline.
My granddaughter loves kit.
Samantha has always been my favorite American Girl doll ever since I was a little girl. I love that every one has their own story! 🙂
Tenney is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
We love the Mary Ellen doll!
Maryellen
Kit is my little girl’s favorite doll. She has the Kit movie. She loves this doll!
Samantha Parkington! <3
Felicity Merriman is my childs favorite
Gabriela is a great choice. Nice name too
We love Melody!
I like Crissa or Lea best.
Truly Me™ Doll #39 looks like my grand daughter. I only had sons and my husband family has only boys. My granddaughter is spoiled with tons of love and stuff.
My favorite doll, ever was Cecile. I loved her story and how it broke stereotypes about African-Americans and the historic positions they could hold. It also broke stereotypes about rich people, Cecile was affluent, but she wasn’t a brat. She was sweet, generous, and headstrong, just like her family! I’m sorry they discontinued her as soon as they did 🙁
I like the Kit Kittredge
I went to their website but found everything else except the dolls to choose from. So I will say MaryEllen in honor of my favorite old tv show The Waltons.
My favorite doll is the Tenney doll.
I like Maryellen as well. My daughter would love this doll!
I think Tenney Grant. She is so cool.
My granddaughter and I absolute love Emerson and how she loves to encourage her friends to smile and dance. So cute!
I think I like Addy the best. My grandma bought all of her great-grandchildren American Girl dolls when they turned 12, and that is what my daughter chose.
My favorite is the Rebecca Rubin doll. Thanks.
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Gabriela
I had a Samantha doll growing up and loved her so so much! She was my favorite doll!
Samantha will always be our favorite!
My favorite would be Abby. They are all very nice dolls.
We also would like to have a Bitty Baby. These are really good for the younger girls.
Samantha is my favorite:)
Teeney Grant is my favorite girl. She reminds me of my middle daughter who would get the doll.
Our daughter doesn’t have an American Girl Doll yet, but we love Kit! She’s adorable and we like her history!
my favorite is the WILLA DOLL.
I like Kit! 🙂
I really like Tenney Grant American Girl doll.
I’m still a super fan of Addy! I have been in love with her and what she stands for for decades!
My favorite is Addy.
So far my girls love the bitty twins! I think they would love any of the dolls. They are all so cute.
Samantha has always been my favorite:)
I like Tenney the best
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I like Kaya and Maryellen.
My daughters favorite is Tenney.
Melody is my favorite
Thanks for the chance
My grandmother gave me samantha when I was 5, so she has been and always will be my favorite
My favorite is Grace.
My favorite doll is Kaya.
Kit Is My Favorite American Girl Doll.
we like Julie the best:)
so cute
Melody and Kaya
Emerson is adorable, but then each and everyone is too!!
I like Gabriela the best because she reminds me of my little girl
My favorite girl is Tenney because she plays guitar.
my favorite is LEA!
Melody is a favorite. I think I had her dress when I was a girl
Rebecca Ruben.
Gabriela !
My favourite doll has got to be Rebecca!
Bitty Baby Doll #6 would be great for my niece!
Isabelle luv her
Truly me #47 because my daughter wants one that looks just like her! My baby wants her own baby!
My granddaughters favorite is Gabriella.
I like Molly the best.
My niece likes emerson and gabriela.
I like the bitty babies. I think my soon to be 4 year old would love one, she is obsessed with babies right now!
My daughter said she likes Kaya and Josefina. Growing up I loved American Girl too. I had most of their books. I love how they keep adding characters to their collections.
Lea Clark is my favorite american girl.
Kaya is my favorite.
I love Lea her story is cute and so is she!
I love Julie. I was a flower child myself!
My favorite girl was always Samantha because she was from New York, like me.
my daughters fav is the gabriella. she thinks that it looks just like she does. nind you she has blounde hair blue eyes lol but we help take care of a little girl who looks just like gabriella and thats why my daughter thinks she looks that way. i dont tell her any different i think its cute
I was always a fan of Samantha.
My niece likes Kit the best
Saige
I’m entering this for my granddaughter, and I let her look and her favorite one would be the Truly Me Doll #55
I love Camille. She looks like my grandduaghter.
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My favorite American Girl is Julie! She’s adorable & I love what she stands for (speaking of the real Julie, of course!). Thanks so much for this chance to win! My daughter would be soooo excited if I were to win! 🙂
i love the Grace doll
Gabriela McBride is one of my favorites. Thanks for the opportunity!
My granddaughter loves Tenney
Samantha is my favorite one.
Lea Clarke but we love them all
Hi, so adorable, I love Gabriela because of her hair and her dance accessories, I love her cat Maya!
I like Gabriela
My favorite American Girl is Kit.
My favorite doll is Samantha! I received her for Christmas in about 1999 or 2000. As far as the new dolls, I love MaryEllen and Julie! I like Logan too… I’d love to buy him for my toddler son. Is that weird? The Wellie Wishers are precious also! Anyway, American Girl is great 🙂
Our favorite girl is Lea, but we love them all!
My granddaughters have always liked Kit
Tenney grant
My favorite has always been Maryellen!
Tenney
I love all the historical dolls — my favorites maybe are Samantha, Kirsten, and Kit. What a wonderful!!!! giveaway!
I like Kaya
I think Willa is adorable!
Fav AG doll will always be Samantha
tenney is my favorite
My favorite American Girl doll is Julie.
I like the Gabriela McBride doll.
My favorite is Caroline.
Felicity has always been my favorite!
My favorite doll is Julie.
Molly was our favorite.
I still love Samantha!
I like Josephina . So cute.
Addy is our favorite.
My favorite doll is Josefina as she reminds me of my daughter!
Maryellen
Tenney is adorable. They are all well thought out and I can’t imagine any little girl not being happy with any onr of them.
I always wanted Kirsten growing up. My daughter has Molly, and she loves her to pieces!
Tenney Grant. I love those freckles!!
Josephina would be my favorite girl!
My daughter likes emerson
I like Melody.
I love the Maryellen doll.
Samantha
Gabriela is the doll that our daughter wants She is adorable.
I like Emerson.
Melody
I love Samanatha.
My fav doll is Lea Clark
I like Tenney.
Logan is my new favorite.
Saige
My daugher really likes Samantha! She would be thrilled
My favorite is Julie!! She’s my favorite because she reminds me so much of our 7 year old daughter.. down to the long blonde hair and loving basketball:) Our 7 year old is obsessed with American Girl Dolls, and her birthday is March 26th.. this would be the best birthday present ever! Thanks for the chance..
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I’ve always loved Felicity – maybe because I love learning about the colonial era!
I like the Maryellen Doll.
Isabelle is our favorite
I like Mary Ellen
The Mary Ellen doll by far is the best…
We like the Melody and Chrissa dolls
Tenney!
Lea is my oldest daughters fave. I think because she looks like her most.
We love Felicity!
I like Kirsten very cute
Maryellen Doll!
I love American Girl characters! I grew up reading all about them, but they keep on expanding! I’m going to have to go with Kit.
My daughter loves Felicity!
Felicity is my favorite
Felicity is my favorite!
I like Rebecca Rubin
I think Felicity would be my favorite! love the style.
My favorite is Julie! I loved the 70’s!
Grace is my girl.
Lea is the one for me..
MaryEllen is one of our favorites
Samantha has always been my favorite, followed by Molly.