Dolls & Plush Snuggle Up with Adora
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dora’s SnuggleTime Dots have extra plush bodies weighted with beans. These microfiber plush dolls are available in three fun and bright polka dot patterns. SnuggleTime Babies come with a removable hoodie with yarn pigtails. The dolls are 100-percent machine washable and appropriate for infants. Each SafariTime Pal comes with its own animal-themed removable hoodie made of cuddly microfiber plush. There are six different animal costumes available. With their extra squeezable bean bodies and vinyl faces, SnuggleTime Dots they are ready to be hugged.
Gund Gets Grumpy
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und introduces Monsteroos, a new line of monster plush. Each of the four characters comes with a special story telling kids to hug them tight. Buddy, pal of Boo The World’s Cutest Dog, is now available as a 9-inch plush. Fluffey is a new line of baby plush. Fluffey is a soft puppy that comes in pink, blue, and cream, and is available in two sizes. Rattles, Huggybuddys, and Comfy Cozys are also available. Gund’s version of Grumpy Cat is the spitting image of the popular feline cat. Grumpy Cat’s famous frowning face has been recreated in the finest quality plush. Modeled after the Internet sensation and with more than 3 million Facebook fans, Grumpy Cat is the star of her own book, Monsteroo plush clothing line, and giftware. Gund’s 9-Inch Grumpy Cat gives her fans the chance to own their own realistic Grumpy cat plush.
Aurora Knows Friendship Is Magic
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urora World Inc. will expand its My Little Pony plush collection with new designs, including characters in a seated pose, as well as a new key chain assortment in which each pony includes a clip for hanging. The plush are based on characters from the animated series My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, including Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Princess Twilight Sparkle. The Sea Sparkles line will expand this year to include new mermaids and sea friends called Sea Sprites. With new designs and colors, the dolls and sea friends feature colorful yarn hair and sparkling, shimmering fabrics. The expanding Miyoni line, based on popular domestic and jungle animals and North American wildlife, features hundreds of handmade plush animals. Aurora will also roll out Unlikely Friends, bringing cats and dogs, rabbits and chicks, and other different species together in heartwarming ways.
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Unlikely Friends cat and dog
FEBRUARY 2014