Kaya

Outfits Accessories Furniture Books Retired

Kaya (KY-yaah) is an adventurous Nez Perce girl growing up in 1764. She's happiest when she's riding her beloved horse Steps High, playing with her tiny pup Tatlo, or sharing stories with her blind sister as they work. Kaya dreams of becoming a courageous leader for her people who is ready to meet whatever the future brings. She draws strength from her family, the legends her elders tell, and the bold warrior woman who is her hero. "Kaya" is short for the Nez Perce name Kaya' aton' my which translates as "she who arranges rocks." Kaya is the newest American Girl to be added to the collection. She is rightly termed the "first" American Girl, and she made her appearance in 2002.

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Outfits Meet Kaya Pow-Wow Outfit of Today (Dress, Beaded Choker, Embroidered Moccasins & Feathered Comb) Adorned Deerskin Outfit Kaya's Fancy Shawl Outfit of Today Accessories Kaya's Accessories Kaya's Animals (Bear cub, Speckled fawn, White furry bunny) Winter Cape & Hood Hat & Parfleche Dog Tatlo & Travois Doll & Cradleboard Saddle Kaya's Foods Craft Kit Sparks Flying, the Foal Steps High, the Horse Mini Kaya Doll and Book Furniture Tepee Bedroll & Tepee Shield Books Kaya Story Collection Kaya Book Collection Meet Kaya Kaya's Escape Kaya's Hero Kaya Shows the Way Kaya and Lone Dog Changes for Kaya Kaya's Art Studio Kaya's World Kaya's Paper Dolls The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery by Janet Shaw Kaya's Magnetic Mini World Kaya Frame Puzzles (Three 50-piece oval-shaped puzzles) Kaya Story Collection II Retired In July 2004, all of the Historical Doll "Stories & Outfits Collections with Caddy" were retired, including Kaya's. In February 2006, all of the historical girl short story books were retired including Kaya's short story. This was the first item to be truly retired from Kaya's Collection. In 2007, Kaya's Jingle Dress of Today and her Short Story Collection were retired. This marked the first outfit of Kaya's to ever be retired. Jingle Dress of Today Kaya and the River Girl Kaya's Short Story Collection (Contains five stories including four new short stories "Kaya and the Beavers", "Kaya and the Flood", "Kaya and the Injured Dog" & "Kaya and the Grandmothers" [ISBN: 159369119X] Kaya's Stories & Outfits Collection with Caddy

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Introduction In 1986, Pleasant T. Rowland, a former educator and publisher of educational materials, founded Pleasant Company which is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin. Pleasant Company produced and marketed three 18-inch dolls dolls each of which was from a different period in American History. Each of them had an elaborate background story which were told in several professionally-written books. The three girls, Samantha, Kirsten and Molly had a number of historically accurate outfits and accessory sets which tied into and were depicted in the various stories. The American Girl Collection was originally exclusively available only through mail-order catalogs. Over the next several years, five more historical dolls and their stories were added for a total of eight girls spanning periods in U.S. history from 1764 to 1944. All of the accessory items were imaginative, well designed and of the highest quality. In the Fall of 1997, an online store (AmericanGirl.com) was launched. In 1998, Pleasant Company was acquired by Mattel, Inc., the world's leading toy company. Pleasant Rowland took a seat on the Mattel Board as an acting VP for two years, but today she is no longer associated with the company.