A Day in the Life with American Girl's Executive Editor Jennifer Hirsch Meet Jennifer Hirsch, Executive Editor at American Girl, as we discuss storytelling, creating beloved characters, and her typical day-in-the-life. By Alana Blumenstein
1. Tell us a bit about yourself!
Now I live with my husband on an old farm outside Madison, Wisconsin. I have 3 kids, a
I have always loved children’s books.
dog, a cat, a horse, 12 chickens, and 16
Growing up in Berkeley, California, I read
huge goldfish that live in an old cattle
and reread my favorites: the original
trough.
versions of Bambi, Black Beauty, The Black Stallion, The Lion, The Witch, and the
2. How did you get started at
Wardrobe, and so many others.
American Girl? And why AG?
I studied English literature in college, and
I started out as the company’s copyeditor
my dream was always to write children’s
in 1995. I read all the books, magazines,
books for a living. (I also wanted to raise
and catalogues, finding and fixing errors
horses, but that didn’t happen.)
and inconsistencies.
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