KIT KITTREDGE

Character's Year: 1934
Release Year: 2000
Cubed Year: 2019

In 2000, American Girl released Kit Kittredge as the seventh character in the Historical Characters line. Her story took place in the Great Depression and she was the first new Historical Character to be released after Mattel took over the American Girl company. In 2008, American Girl released Kit Kittredge: An American Girl movie which was a movie based on Kit's story to movie theaters across the United States. To celebrate the release, American Girl came out with items seen in the movie. In 2014, Kit was a part of the Historical Character relaunch to BeForever. Kit was given a new meet outfit, a resigned book series, and an updated collection. In 2019, American Girl decided to cubed Kit. Leading up to this, several items from her collection were retired. In 2023, American Girl reintroduced Kit with a couple of items from her original collection in honor of Kit's 100th birthday. This Kit came in the original meet outfit, original meet accessories, and a reprint of the Meet Kit book which included a special introduction from the author. This special collection was while supplies last and came in original packaging.

"When Kit's dad loses his business and her family faces hard time during the Great Depression, Kit puts her creativity to work to make things better. She reaches out to help others and discovers that, even in hard times, hope is always worth holding on to" (American Girl Character Encyclopedia page 33).

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FUN FACTS

First character to be released after Mattel brought the American Girl company, even though she was in development prior to Mattel buying the American Girl company
Only Historical Character that had a Meet Outfit with no Velcro
Best friend is Ruthie Smithens
Despite American Girl marketing Kit's time period being in 1934, her books started in 1932
First character to have short hair and freckles
Kit's Movie is the first and only American Girl movie that was released in movie theaters across the United States
Kit was in a Costco bundle in 2017
- The bundle came with Kit wearing her meet outfit, her first book, her accessories (version two), her reporter dress (version two), her reporter accessories, and an exclusive red cardigan
Kit was originally going to have another outfit be her original meet outfit. Still, American Girl decided last minute to change it due to the straw hat falling apart (see side photo).

MEET KIT

See everything that is a part of Kit's collection along with descriptions of some products and the prices that customers could purchase the product from American Girl.

KIT DOLL & BOOK

$87-115

Kit arrives home in a lilac sweater set, a floral skirt, white cotton underwear, white sandals, and a green barrette.

KIT DOLL & BOOK-VERSION TWO

$98-110

Kit arrives home in a bright blue-green sleeveless dress, white bloomers, a red barrette, and scarlet red shoes.

KIT'S SPECIAL EDITION BIRTHDAY COLLECTION

$150

Kit arrives home in a lavender knit sweater, a lavender knit cardigan, a floral-print skirt, white bloomer underwear, and canvas sandals. Kit also comes with a white crocheted hat, a gold compass necklace, a woven purse, a cloth handkerchief, a metal nickel coin, and a Meet Kit book with a special birthday introduction from the author.