A Girl for All Time facts for kids
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| Type | Doll |
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| Inventor(s) | Frances Cain |
| Company | Daughters of History Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Availability | 2012–present |
A Girl for All Time is a British company that creates dolls, doll accessories, and books. It was started by Frances Cain. This brand is special because it offers two main types of dolls. Some dolls are from different times in history. Others are modern-day friends living in London.
The company first launched in 2012 with its historical doll line. These dolls, their clothes, and books follow a made-up English family. Their stories span 500 years of British history. In 2016, the company added modern dolls. These dolls are friends who live in London today.
Frances Cain, the founder, introduced the brand at the London Toy Fair in 2012. The company has won many awards for its doll designs and quality. This includes nine Oppenheim Toyportfolio awards.
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Dolls and Accessories
A Girl for All Time makes two main doll collections. These are called Your Historical Girl and Your Modern Girl. Both collections feature 16-inch dolls. They also have doll costumes and other fun accessories. All the dolls are made of vinyl. Their elbows and knees can bend, making them easy to pose.
Your Historical Girl Dolls
The Your Historical Girl collection has seven characters. This line tells the stories of the first-born girls in the Marchmont family. Their adventures take place over 500 years. This starts from the Tudor period and goes up to modern times.
Matilda, Your Tudor Girl, was the first doll in this collection. Her story is set during the time of King Henry VIII. Matilda keeps a secret diary. She hides it in her travel trunk. This trunk is then passed down to the first-born girl in each new generation of Marchmont women.
Other historical dolls include:
- Elinor, Your Elizabethan Girl: Her story happens in London. It is set at the end of Queen Elizabeth I's rule.
- Lydia, Your Georgian Girl: Her story is set in Boston, Massachusetts. This is before the American Revolutionary War.
- Helena, Your Regency Girl: She lives in high-society Regency England.
- Amelia, Your Victorian Girl: Her story is set in London in the 1880s.
- Clementine, Your 1940s Girl: Her story takes place during the Blitz in London.
- Sam, Your 1960s Girl: She lives in Paris in the mid-1960s.
Each historical doll comes with a costume. This outfit is inspired by the time period the character lives in. You can also buy extra costumes and accessories. Three of the characters even have novels that tell their exciting stories.
Your Modern Girl Dolls
The brand's second collection is Your Modern Girl. This line features modern-day friends. They all live in England. There are four dolls in this collection.
Maya, Your Modern Girl, was released in 2016. Her creation was supported by a special online fundraising campaign called Kickstarter. She is a descendant of Matilda Marchmont. Nisha, Your Modern Girl, also came out in 2016. She is Maya's best friend and has both Eastern Indian and British heritage.
Bex, Your Modern Girl, was released in 2018. She is Afro Caribbean. Max, Your Modern Boy, is currently the only boy doll from this brand.
Other accessories available include stuffed pets for the characters, tea sets, more costumes, and hairbrushes.
Books
The company also offers a series of young adult novels. These books feature the Matilda, Amelia, and Clementine dolls. They are written by Sandra Goldbacher.
- Matilda's Secret, Daughters of History Ltd, 2011, ISBN: 978-0956720009. Matilda Marchmont travels from the countryside to the Tudor court. She becomes a lady-in-waiting to the Queen. There, she becomes friends with her cousin, Katherine Howard. Katherine later becomes the fifth wife of Henry VIII but sadly dies at the Tower of London.
- Matilda's Keepsakes & Secrets, Daughters of History Ltd, 2011. This is an activity book and scrapbook. It includes Tudor-era recipes, fun facts, fashion ideas, and hairstyles.
- Amelia's Inheritance, Daughters of History Ltd, 2012, ISBN: 978-0956720023. Thirteen-year-old Victorian schoolgirl Amelia Elliot becomes an orphan. She is sent to live with her uncle. She makes unexpected friends. She travels through London to get back her inheritance. This is a secret trunk left to her by her Tudor ancestor, Matilda.
- Clementine's Winter, Daughters of History Ltd, 2015, ISBN: 978-0956720047. When war breaks out, Clementine Harper and her two brothers move to the countryside. They want to escape the nightly air raids in London. While living with an unusual widow in Devon, Clementine becomes friends with Giesele. Giesele is a German-Jewish girl escaping the Nazis. Mystery and adventure follow as the two join the local Girl Guides. They try to find Giesele's sister and parents.
Awards and Recognition
"A Girl for All Time" dolls have won several awards:
- Dolls Magazine — Winner Playdoll of the Year 2014 and 2015
- Primary Teacher — Silver Award 2014
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Dolls Magazine — Award of Excellence 2013
- Toy Talk’s Best Doll 2011, 2012, 2013
- Creative Child — Preferred Choice, Gold Seal 2012
- The School Run — 100 Best Educational Toys 2011
- Creative Choice Magazine (US) — Preferred Choice: Dolls, Seal of Excellence: Books 2011
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