(Manhattan Toys $9.99) Totally unstuffed and therefore easy-to-clutch, this little handful of a bunny has a colorful pattern for eye...

(Manhattan Toy $21.70) Nothing like a little soothing Beethoven for nap time. Hang this pull-down musical with the smiling cloud hanging...

(Gund $19.00) This is basic gear for sitting up and crawling babies. A soft fabric ball, 7-inches with lots of sensory feedback. Visually...

(Child's Play $8.00 each ) We’ve told you about Child’s Play’s separate board books of popular nursery rhymes, recently redone with new...

(Cuddle+Kind $60 and up) Featured this season, 13” Eloise the Elephant, a huggable armful in soft grey knit with pink accents on her big...

(Playmonster $39.99) A versatile nine-piece set of squishable, chewable, stackable, tossable, Oibo shapes— 3 Hix Cones, 3 Oibos, 3 Mox...

(Mindware $25.95) Cleverly designed, this looks like a stacking toy on a rod, but it’s much more open-ended than the traditional size...

(Corolle $24.99) With her painted face and sew-on permanent clothes, this little 10” huggable is a perfect first doll. The pattern on her...

(Corolle $29.94) A first doll, 12 “ Swan Royale, comes dressed in a pink romper that cannot be removed, except for her headband which is...

(Mindware $16.95) For a sitting up baby, this is a hefty mirror in a wooden frame with pieces of colorful crinkle fabric around its...