“With the release of Kit in 2000 led to a full revision of the book covers. The style was also used for Kaya's books initially. Cover illustrations used the same themes and compositions as the parchment covers, but with several layout changes. They include:

• Cover illustrations were given more detailed (though faded) backgrounds that filled the entire cover, rather than a small section.

• The title, year, book number, etc. was repositioned from the bottom of the front cover to the top.

• The spine was colorized to match the colors assigned to each girl, rather than just using the color on the dingbat symbol on the spine; this helped emphasize a characters' specific books by the spines.

• The back cover no longer showed a full list of all the characters. This was replaced with a description of the book's plot and a list of the other books in the character's series. The other characters are represented in a small arch of mini-portraits at the bottom, just above a brief description of ‘The American Girls Collection.’” (American Girl Wiki, 2023)