Pierre the Bear

I thought I'd write about one of my son's favorite toys. His name is Pierre the Bear and he hails from Paris, France. My family picked him up on our trip there last summer unbeknownst to me and gave him to us at one of our showers. He's a little lovey (mini-blanket with a head, hands, and feet) and rattles when you shake him.

One of the great things about Pierre, is that his feet are rubber and are meant for teething and general chewing delight. That being said, my son will chew/suck on any part of Pierre if he gets the chance. And when his hair is all crusty and matted from saliva, I just throw him in the washing machine and he comes out good as new! Fantastic!

Pierre is made by a French company called Noukie's (http://www.noukies.com/). He isn't one of their current toys, but they have a wonderful program that if something were to happen to Pierre, I could buy a new identical toy from them so my son's heart wouldn't be broken.

(Of course, when looking for Pierre on their website, I found out that he is, in fact, a cat. He looks like a bear to me, though, so we'll keep on referring to him as such.)