I received this note today:

Today is Christmas morning. My 7 year old daughter, Lydia, had wanted an American Girl Doll. I showed her your catalog and she thought that “Liberty” would indeed be a nice doll to have. In previous months we had already read the books that surround the life of the famous women portrayed by the doll. I wish you could have heard her squeal of delight as she opened “Liberty” and said, “She is the most beautiful doll I have ever seen.” (I have to say that truly she is beautiful and very well made!!) It was her comment after holding her new doll for a few minutes that has caused me to write. She said, “I love this doll better than the American Girl Doll... they are not Christians. Liberty is a Christian and she tells Christian stories.” Kathleen W.

Dear Kathleen:

You cannot imagine how your note blesses me. You simply cannot imagine. We really believe in the quality and message behind this doll. But the proof is in the proverbial pudding — little girls have to love the Liberty doll. My daughters had a response which was very similar to your own daughter’s. Bless you, DWP