Kirsten Larson
no, Kirsten Larson was the first american girl doll.
Yes she did. There is a youtube video going around that shows her at the store with her doll. Her doll is Kirsten Larson.
No Kirsten was a american girl historical that came out in 1986, the doll of the year came out in 2001
Kirsten Larson, the American Girl doll, was depicted as a Swedish immigrant in the 1850s and does not belong to a specific religion in the doll line. She represents the experience of Swedish pioneers in America during that time period.
She and her family immigrated from Sweden to America.
Janet Shaw
The company American Girl makes the American Girl Kirsten doll. The American Girl company debuted its first catalog in 1986 and produces several dolls that represent different times in American history.
Molly, Samantha, and Kirsten.
You can try getting a used Kirsten doll from ebay, because I highly doubt you can find a brand new Kirsten for under $150 :)
Pleasant Company American Girl was founded in 1986. They came out with 3 dolls who were Kirsten Larson (now archived), Samantha Parkington (also archived), and Molly McIntire. Only Molly is still available as of July 2012.
For an in-store American Girl Kirsten doll, it would depend on which store you go to. However, there are two Kirsten mini dolls available online. One is collectible the other is an average mini doll. Both come with books, the collectible dolls book is a Christmas story. The other book is a mini version of Meet Kirsten.