Kit Kittredge

Kit Kittredge
American Girl character
Kit Kittredge as portrayed by Abigail Breslin.
First appearance	Meet Kit
Created by	American Girl, Valerie Tripp
Portrayed by	Abigail Breslin
Voiced by	Kamilah Lay (A Treehouse of My Own) Tara Strong (Mad)
Information
Full name	Margaret Mildred Kittredge
Nickname(s)	Kit, Squirt
Occupation	Student, amateur journalist
Family	Jack Kittredge (Father) Margaret Kittredge (Mother) Charles Kittredge (Brother)
Relatives	Mildred Morrison (Aunt)
Nationality	American
Birth date and place	May 19, 1923 Cincinnati, Ohio

Kit Kittredge, also known as Margaret Mildred Kittredge, is a fictional character in the American Girl series of books, written by Valerie Tripp. Kit serves as a protagonist and central character to her sub-series, set during the Great Depression. Kit's core series of books was written by Valerie Tripp and illustrated by Walter Rane.

Kit was born on May 19, 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio to a well-to-do family, and was named after her mother and her Aunt Millie. She, however, prefers to go by a nickname given to her by her family, which was taken from both her surname and the song Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag. Kit's father, Jack, owned a car dealership business in Cincinnati and was a World War I veteran. Her father's business still seemed to do well during the onset of the Great Depression, but was eventually forced to close when Jack used up his savings to pay his employees, sending the Kittredges into poverty.

Kit is first seen in Meet Kit wearing a lavander-pink sweater and cardigan, a floral print skirt and a pair of white canvas sandals. As her family suffered financially during the Great Depression, she was later seen wearing hand-me-downs or used clothing, and at one point during her birthday, her aunt Millie made her a dress from feed sacks, for which she was eventually grateful. Kit is the only historical American Girl to have short hair. To reflect her era, her hair is cut into a bob, although in some illustrations she is shown to be wearing it in a short ponytail or pigtails.

With the launch of American Girl's BeForever revamp, Kit's meet outfit was retconned to that of a bright blue-green sleeveless dress with a white Peter Pan collar, and a flared skirt with floral print. Kit's old meet outfit was still available for purchase as a separate item for a time before being discontinued.