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[[Image:Minidolls.jpg|thumb|350px|Mini dolls of several Historical Characters (Classic versions).]]
'''Mini Dolls''' are smaller versions of [[Doll|18" dolls]] and [[Bitty Baby]] dolls. 

18" dolls have been mostly focused on the [[Historical Characters|Historical]] (and [[BeForever]]) Characters as well as Historical [[Best Friend Characters]]; there have also been small releases of [[Girl of the Year]], [[Contemporary Characters]], and [[Truly Me]] dolls. 18" Mini dolls are generally available through American Girl directly and many places where American Girl books are sold. Sometimes they are sold in bundles at discount warehouse stores such as [[Costco]] with a [[Central Series|full set of character books]]. Felicity, Kit, Molly, and Samantha were also sold with their [[American Girl Movie|movies]].

Miniature Bitty Baby dolls, with one exception, have been part of the [[Truly Me|modern doll]] line. To date, there has never been a miniature version of any [[WellieWishers]] dolls.

==Historical Mini Dolls As an Accessory (1995-2000)==
The first mini dolls were released in '''1995''' and originally were advertised as dolls for the [[Truly Me|American Girl Dolls of Today]]. The five available at the launch were:

* [[Felicity Merriman (doll)|Felicity Merriman]]
* [[Kirsten Larson (doll)|Kirsten Larson]]
* [[Addy Walker (doll)|Addy Walker]]
* [[Samantha Parkington (doll)|Samantha Parkington]]
* [[Molly McIntire (doll)|Molly McIntire]]

Each came with a mini-pamphlet and abridged, hardback copy of the character's [[Meet Books|meet book]] that were not sold elsewhere.<ref>The only exception was the 2009 and 2015 releases of the [[Doll School]] kit, which came with a mini ''[[Meet Rebecca]]'' paperback book.</ref> Each 6" doll had fixed glass eyes, wigged hair, and came in her [[Meet Outfits|meet outfit]] at a cost of ''$20''. A set of all five was available for ''$90''. Mini dolls, like their [[Basic Doll Anatomy|larger counterparts]], had soft cloth bodies, neck strings and jointed vinyl limbs. 

Clothing was fully removable. The Molly mini doll came with small silver plastic glasses, but no other accessories were available for mini dolls, such as miniature meet accessories. 

A mini [[Josefina Montoya (doll)|Josefina]] was available after her release.

==As a Separate Line (2000-2014)==
[[File:SamanthaMini2004.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The [[Samantha Parkington (doll)|Samantha Parkington]] mini doll, prior to the BeForever revamp.]]
With Mattel's purchase, the dolls were modified both in marketing and features. Dolls were advertised as smaller versions of the full sized dolls as well as remaining as dolls for dolls. 

The most striking difference between [[Pre-Mattel]] and the original Mattel mini dolls are that Mattel dolls had painted on eyes and rooted hair. The mini dolls were not easily [[Rewigging|rewiggable]]. 

Clothing was modified to fit on a smaller, less bulky scale; for example, Kit's sweater and cardigan came as one piece. 

Mini dolls for [[Kit Kittredge (doll)|Kit Kittredge]], [[Kaya'aton'my (doll)|Kaya'aton'my]], [[Julie Albright (doll)|Julie Albright]], [[Rebecca Rubin (doll)|Rebecca Rubin]], [[Cécile Rey (doll)|Cécile Rey]], [[Marie-Grace Gardner (doll)|Marie-Grace Gardner]], and [[Caroline Abbott (doll)|Caroline Abbott]] were each released at the same time as the main doll was launched. When Felicity Merriman's [[Meet Outfits|meet outfit]] was changed in 2005, the outfit on the mini doll was changed to match. 

Dolls were also released for the [[Best Friend Characters]]: [[Ruthie Smithens (doll)|Ruthie]], [[Emily Bennett (doll)|Emily]], [[Nellie O'Malley (doll)|Nellie]], [[Elizabeth Cole (doll)|Elizabeth]], and [[Ivy Ling (doll)|Ivy]].<ref>Ivy was not released with a mini doll at the same time her collection was released and did not get her own mini doll until 2011, four years after she was introduced in 2007.</ref> 

Around 2005, the buttons on some clothes was replaced with embroidery. Book covers changed to match the full sized versions and remained hardback even when larger hardback books were phased out. 

The price on mini dolls eventually rose to ''$24''. Originally, it was possible to purchase all the mini dolls at a discount as each new doll became available, with the group price rising to include the new doll. After Julie was launched, only the [[Historical Characters]] were sold as a group at a cost of ''$183''. This was discontinued with the release of Rebecca's mini doll and dolls are now only available to be purchased individually.

==[[BeForever]] and Historical Mini Dolls (2014-present)==
[[File:MiniSamanthaBeForever.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The BeForever Mini Doll of [[Samantha Parkington (doll)|Samantha Parkington]].]]

With the launch of [[BeForever]], Mini Dolls were changed to all vinyl with flange joints and all older Mini Dolls were [[Retirement|retired]]. If a character was not part of the BeForever line, the mini doll was not initially rereleased in a new form. Cécile and Marie-Grace's mini dolls were [[Retirement|retired]] entirely. New outfits were released for dolls that changed [[Meet Outfits|meet outfits]] and will fit on older dolls. Costs rose to ''$25''. Dolls are bundled with an abridged copy of the first volume in their [[Central Series#BeForever Relaunch: 2014-Present|Classic Series]]. Josefina's Mini doll was not initially available. As characters are released, so are their mini dolls, including rereleased characters; however, no mini dolls have been made yet of any characters released after or including [[Courtney Moore]].

Felicity, Kirsten, and Molly's mini dolls were rereleased with the BeForever modifications in the Classic [[Meet Outfits]] and an abridged copy of their [[Meet Books|single-volume meet books]] for a limited time in 2016. Felicity and Molly were later rereleased in their newer outfits and remain available. Kirsten remains available in her classic meet outfit. In 2025, retail cost increased to ''$30''. The books were changed to their abridged versions. In 2026, retail cost increased to ''$32''. 

===As Part of [[Courtney's Collection]]===

[[File:CourtneysPleasantCompanyDoll.jpg|thumb|250px|Courtney's Pleasant Company Doll]]

In 2020 with the release of [[Courtney Moore]], [[Courtney's Collection|her collection]] included at launch a mini doll of Molly in [[Courtney's Pleasant Company Doll]], as in her stories Courtney receives the doll for Christmas 1986. 

The doll is dressed in [[Molly_McIntire_(doll)#Classic_Meet_Outfit|Molly's classic outfit]], unlike the available Mini Molly Doll; however, it still has the newer traits of modern mini dolls (and the BeForever Style mini Molly) such as an all-vinyl body and painted eyes.

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==[[Girl of the Year]] and [[Contemporary Characters]] Mini Dolls ==

No mini dolls for the Girl of the Year line were made prior to [[Saige Copeland (doll)|Saige Copeland]]'s release. 

Mini dolls for the [[Girl of the Year]] line were typically released on January 1 with the launch of the full-sized doll.<ref>[[Saige Copeland (doll)|Saige Copeland]]'s mini-doll was made available in July 2013 with the release of her movie ''[[Saige Paints the Sky (movie)|Saige Paints the Sky]]''; Gabriella's Mini-doll was delayed by several months.</ref> Unlike the mini dolls for the Historical Characters/BeForever line, the Girl of the Year mini dolls were generally only available through websites such as Amazon.com or physical stores such as Barnes and Noble or Target; they were not sold through a character's collection or American Girl's online store (though following a Girl of the Year's retirement or during a sale, mini dolls may have been sold at a discount on American Girl's online store.) They were also sometimes sold in Costco warehouse bundles with the character's first two books.<ref>In the case of Saige, her only two books.</ref>  

Both Saige Copeland and Isabelle Palmer mini dolls had fabric bodies; starting with Grace Thomas, Girl of the Year mini dolls were given all-vinyl bodies. 

In 2016, a second mini doll of Lea Clark in her [[Lea's Rainforest Hike Outfit|hiking outfit]] was released with a unique stand resembling a tropical tree. This was initially only available at stores for ''$34'' and was later sold online at a discount. 

[[Tenney Grant]] also received a mini doll, but her companion [[Logan Everett|Logan]] did not; neither did [[Z Yang]]. [[Gabriela McBride|Gabriela's]] mini doll was not available with her release; it was available by July 2017. Gabriela, Tenney, and Luciana's dolls were initially only available at bookstores and third-party retailers, but they were later sold in stores. 

No Girl of the Year characters after Luciana have received mini dolls.

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! colspan="4" align="center" |Girl of the Year/Contemporary Character Mini Dolls
|-
|[[File:Saige_MiniDoll.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[File:Isabelle_MiniDoll.JPG|center|150px]]
|[[File:GraceMiniDoll.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[File:MiniLeaDoll.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Saige Copeland]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Isabelle Palmer]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Grace Thomas]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Lea Clark]]
|-
|[[File:LeaAdventureMiniDoll.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Gabriela_MiniDoll.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[File:Luciana_MiniDoll.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Mini-Tenney.png|center|150px]]
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Lea's Rainforest Hike Outfit#Trivia|Hiking Outfit Lea Clark]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Gabriela McBride]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Luciana Vega]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Tenney Grant]]
|}

==[[Truly Me|Modern]] Mini Dolls==

[[File:SmartGirlsFriendshipKit.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A mini doll (#6) with the [[Smart Girl's Guide Kit: Friendship Troubles]] set.]]

Starting in 2019, modern mini dolls were released as components to the [[Smart Girl's Guides]] Kits. Purchasers could pick a single doll from a selection of six various dolls to come with the kit as part of the purchase price. Dolls come dressed in a miniature version of the [[Stay True to the Real You Tee]], jean leggings, pink panties, and plastic blue bow flats. They were initially not available to purchase separately from the sets; later, dolls and kits were sold separately online at a discount, and dolls were initially valued at $25 but sold for less. 

These dolls are categorized as follows: 

*<nowiki>#1: Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, Light Skin (10) (Mini </nowiki>[[Classic Mold]])
*<nowiki>#2: Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, Light Skin (10) (Mini Classic Mold)</nowiki>
*<nowiki>#3: Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, Medium Skin (20) (Mini </nowiki>[[Josefina Mold]])
*<nowiki>#4: Auburn Hair, Blue Eyes, Light Skin (10) (Mini Josefina Mold)</nowiki>
*<nowiki>#5: Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, Light Skin (10) (Mini Classic Mold)</nowiki>
*<nowiki>#6: Dark Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, Dark Skin (30) (Mini </nowiki>[[Addy Mold]])

All of them were retired with the retirement of the Smart Girl's Guides Kits.

In 2021 a miniature version of [[Just Like You 88]] was included as part of the [[Day at the AG Cafe Set]].

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==Limited Edition Mini Dolls==
===25th Anniversary Limited Edition Historical Mini Dolls ===

[[File:MiniDollShelf.jpg|thumb|250px|The Mini Doll Shelf.]]

For the 25th anniversary in 2011, American Girl released a collectible Mini Doll line. One doll was released each month, along with the '''Mini Doll Display Shelf'''. Retail cost of the shelf is ''$48''. It was advertised as having a place to put the nameplate stickers that came with each of the holiday dolls. Each doll was dressed in their [[Holiday Outfits|holiday outfit]]<ref>Kirsten is the exception, as she is wearing her [[Winter Skirt and Blouse]] rather than her [[Saint Lucia Gown]].</ref> and came with an abridged copy of their [[Central Series Story Patterns#Holiday Books|Holiday books]].<ref>Cécile and Marie-Grace are the exceptions as they come with abridged copies of their Meet books.</ref> Retail cost of each doll was ''$22''. The dolls were retired at the end of 2011, but the shelf remained available until it was [[Retirement|retired]] in 2014.

* January: [[Samantha Parkington]] in the [[Cranberry Party Dress]] with ''[[Samantha's Surprise]]''
* February: [[Felicity Merriman]] in the [[Christmas Gown and Stomacher]] with ''[[Felicity's Surprise]]''
* March: [[Kirsten Larson]] in the [[Winter Skirt and Blouse]] with ''[[Kirsten's Surprise]]''
* April: [[Addy Walker]] in the [[Tartan Plaid Dress]] with ''[[Addy's Surprise]]''
* May: [[Molly McIntire]] in the [[Evergreen Velvet Dress]] with ''[[Molly's Surprise]]''
* June: [[Josefina Montoya]] in the [[Christmas Dress and Mantilla]] with ''[[Josefina's Surprise]]''
* July: [[Kaya'aton'my]] in the [[Adorned Deerskin Dress]] with ''[[Kaya's Hero]]''
* August: [[Kit Kittredge]] in the [[Christmas Outfit]] with ''[[Kit's Surprise]]''
* September: [[Julie Albright]] in [[Julie's Christmas Outfit]] with ''[[Happy New Year, Julie!]]'' and [[Rebecca Rubin]] in [[Rebecca's Hanukkah Dress]] with ''[[Candlelight for Rebecca]]''
* October: [[Cécile Rey]] in [[Cécile's Special Dress]] with ''[[Meet Cécile]]'' and [[Marie-Grace Gardner]] in [[Marie-Grace's Party Outfit]] with ''[[Meet Marie-Grace]]''

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! colspan="4" align="center" |Visual Gallery of the 25th Anniversary Mini Dolls
|-
|[[File:MiniSam25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniFel25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniKir25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniAddy25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Samantha Parkington]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Felicity Merriman]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kirsten Larson]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Addy Walker]]
|-
|[[File:MiniMol25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniJos25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniKaya25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniKit25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Molly McIntire]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Josefina Montoya]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kaya'aton'my]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kit Kittredge]]
|-
|[[File:MiniJul25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniReb25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniCeci25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:MiniMG 25Anniversary.jpg|center|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Julie Albright]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Rebecca Rubin]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Cécile Rey]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Marie-Grace Gardner]]
|}

===30th Anniversary Limited Edition Historical Mini Dolls===

In 2016 for the 30th anniversary, American Girl again released several Special Edition Mini Dolls of the [[BeForever]] characters. The mini dolls are dressed in alternate outfits that had not been released on mini dolls before.<ref>Kaya was not given a new outfit and was once again given her [[Adorned Deerskin Dress]].</ref> Caroline and [[Melody Ellison|Melody]] are the exceptions as Caroline was archived and Melody had not yet formally debuted at the time of the release. The 2016 Special Edition mini dolls came with abridged copies of their [[My Journey Books]] and a unique stand that poses the doll in a walking style (similar to the poses on the [[Meet Books|first edition meet books]]). Each cost ''$28.''

The Special Edition mini dolls are dressed in the following outfits:

*[[Kaya'aton'my]] in the [[Adorned Deerskin Dress]] with [[The Roar of the Falls: My Journey with Kaya]]
*[[Josefina Montoya]] in the [[Feast Day Finery]] with [[Song of the Mockingbird: My Journey with Josefina]]
*[[Addy Walker]] in [[Addy's Sunday Best]] with [[A New Beginning: My Journey with Addy]]
*[[Samantha Parkington]] in [[Samantha's Special Day Dress]] with [[The Lilac Tunnel: My Journey with Samantha]]
*[[Rebecca Rubin]] in [[Rebecca's Holiday Outfit]] with [[The Glow of the Spotlight: My Journey with Rebecca]]
*[[Kit Kittredge]] in [[Kit's Reporter Dress (BeForever)|Kit's Reporter Dress]] with [[Full Speed Ahead: My Journey with Kit]]
*[[Maryellen Larkin]] in [[Maryellen's Birthday Dress]] with [[The Sky's the Limit: My Journey with Maryellen]]
*[[Julie Albright]] in [[Julie's Mix-Print Maxi Dress]] with [[A Brighter Tomorrow: My Journey with Julie]]


{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
! colspan="4" align="center" |Visual Gallery of the 2016 Special Edition Mini Dolls
|-
|[[File:Kaya2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Josefina2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Addy2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Samantha2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kaya'aton'my]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Josefina Montoya]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Addy Walker]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Samantha Parkington]]
|-
|[[File:Rebecca2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Kit2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Maryellen2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|[[File:Julie2016SpecialEditionMini.jpg|center|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Rebecca Rubin]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kit Kittredge]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Maryellen Larkin]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Julie Albright]]
|}<br />

== Additional Accessories==

American Girl released two accessories for mini dolls, the [[Butterfly Mini Doll Tote]] and the [[Mini Doll Tote]]. They were designed for 18" dolls to be able to carry mini dolls.

==Mini Bitty Baby==

:: ''See Also: [[Little Bitty Baby]]''

The first miniature version of a Bitty Baby was released in 2005 with both the American Girl of Today [[Baby and Stroller Set]] and the historical character Felicity's [[Baby Polly and Cradle]] set; these were cloth bodied dolls with similar construction to full-sized Bitty Baby dolls. 

In 2021 the [[Caring for Baby Set]] was released (with a later dark skinned version in 2022); the sets, along with the accessories, included an all vinyl 8" baby doll. However, these were each considered accessory sets and not advertised as miniature Bitty Baby items. [[Corinne's Baby Brother, Blix|Blix]], [[Corinne Tan]]'s baby brother, was released in the miniature Bitty Baby size in 2022. 
[[File:LittleBittyBaby-Dark.png|thumb|275px|Little Bitty Baby doll (dark).]]

The first item marketed as related to Bitty Baby was with the 2023 release of [[Little Bitty Baby Doll]]. The doll comes in both dark skinned and tan-skinned versions (which are the exact same versions included with the Caring for Baby set) with a headband, sleeper, and diaper for ''$26.'' A lighter skinned version with blonde hair was later released in 2024.

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==References==

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[[Category:Historical Characters]]
[[Category:BeForever]]
[[Category:Girls of the Year]]
[[Category:Just Like You]]
[[Category:Bitty Baby]]
[[Category:Dolls]]
[[Category:Dolls' Dolls]]
[[Category:Items Released in 1995]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2011]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2016]]

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