HASBRO introduces the Littlest Pet Shop Plush Pairs Assortment, for kids ages 4 and up. Each of the plush pets come with a plush baby for kids to play with together or separately. Kids can collect all eight plush pairs including puppy, owl, kitty, bunny, monkey, hound, seal, and bear sets.
KIDS PREFERRED offers a Doug the Pug collection for fans of the canine sensation. The new collection includes a 6-inch Clip-On Assortment, with a plastic clip kids can attach to any backpack, belt buckle, or purse; Large Doug the Pug plush that measures 10 inches tall and features a pizza shirt or rasta styles; and Mini Doug the Pug plush that measures 6 inches tall and wears a doughnut shirt, a raincoat, a beach shirt, a pug life shirt, a pizza party shirt and hat, a crown, or a lamb hat.
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Preston the Storytelling Pig, from CUDDLE BARN, recites the full story of The Three Little Pigs while his head sways and his mouth moves. The plush also comes with four finger puppet pals to represent the big bad wolf and the three little pigs. Preston comes packaged in a colorful scenic box with illustrated windows and doors, which are perforated and can be punched out to double as a stage so kids can act out the story with finger puppets.
Smurfs The Lost Village Talking Feature Plush, from JAKKS PACIFIC, are 12-inch feature plush dolls that are soft-to-the-touch and equipped with unique phrases. The Smurfs line also includes Jumbo Basic Plush and 8-inch Bean Bag Plush. Also new is the World of Nintendo collection, featuring 7.5-inch plush characters from Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Donkey Kong, and Animal Crossing, and 20-inch Jumbo Plush, which includes the characters Super Mario, Luigi, Wind Waker Link, and an Orange Splatoon Squid.
20-inch Jumbo Super Mario