Gabriela McBride, the American Girl 2017 Girl of the Year Doll, is an 18″ doll with curly dark-brown hair and warm brown eyes, an outfit that shows her creative personality, and a book telling her story. Gabriela loves the arts! She likes to dance but her special passion is spoken word poetry. Gabriela stutters and finds that expressing herself through her poetry helps her talk more easily without stuttering. It gives her the confidence to help save her beloved community arts center from being torn down. American Girl has partnered with Scholastic to create and distribute “Express Yourself”, a custom curriculum program that teaches 3rd-5th grade students how to use poetry as a tool for self-expression. The free materials will be available on scholastic.com starting March 1, 2017. They include teacher lessons, corresponding classroom activities, a poetry poster, plus parent tips and learning ideas to do at home. Your child can find free book excerpts, videos, activities, wallpaper, e-cards and more at play.americangirl.com/play/girl-of-the-year/gabriela/.
PRODUCT: GABRIELA MCBRIDE DOLL
TARGET USERS: Designed for ages 8 and up
PRIMARY FEATURES:
-18″ African-American doll with soft body, posable limbs, and eyes that open and shut
-She has curly dark-brown hair, warm brown eyes
-She comes with a book detailing her story (the first of three books) and is dressed in a cropped purple sweater with a silver “Dream” emblazoned on it, a turquoise tank top, a fitted pair of dark-blue jeggings, a pair of purple shoes with turquoise straps; a pink double headband and 10 hairbands
-Optional accessories include: several performance-inspired outfits and accessories–including a dance barre, rehearsal and dance outfits, pretend headphones and a microphone
PRICING/OPTIONS/AVAILABILITY:
-Suggested retail price for Gabriela doll plus book and exclusive outfit $115
-Available now at all American Girl retail locations nationwide and american girl.com; will be available in March at Toys “R” Us retail stores
-For more information: americangirl.com