And 29 / #29daysplushielove - This is B3 (Big Brown Bear). I included the edge of the nightstand so there’s a sense of scale.
In early 2020, I went to Canada to visit my
28 / #29daysplushielove - This is Waldrus. My sister gave him to me for Christmas 10 years ago when I published my second children’s picture book about a (wait for it) … walrus.
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27 / #29daysplushielove - I found this little guy at Michael’s and loved his attitude. He doesn’t have a name; it’s not necessary. He’s The Most Interesting Fox in the World.
26 / #29daysplushielove - This is Kanga from my 2012 trip to Australia.
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24 & 25 / #29daysplushielove - Teto the fox squirrel from Nausicaä and Bo Nezumi from Spirited Away (I lost his knitting needles 😕).
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23 / #29daysplushielove - This is a Red-winged Blackbird. I gave it to my dad in honor of a family conversation once when he asked “what kind of bird is that?” about one sitting
21 & 22 / #29daysplushielove - This Baby Eeyore (right) and Traveling Baby Eeyore (with scarf on left). Boyfriend got them for me so I could take one on trips and if I ever lost
20 / #29daysplushielove - This is Penelope, my Purple Prosperity Pachyderm. She is small but mighty, just like sats.
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19 / #29daysplushielove - This is Archie, a gift from a friend I first met in junior high school and still keep up with now, 40 years later. He hangs out on the fireplace mantle.
18 / #29daysplushielove - This Barry. He was my “ship it”* award for completing my first novel in 2008.
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17 / #29daysplushielove - This is BubaLou, the manatee. Picked him up from Disney World in 2018 at The Living Seas exhibit. We heard the presentation on manatees from the cast members, including the tidbit
15 & 16 / #29daysplushielove - I was helping an artist with their booth in the dealer’s room of a pop culture convention and while on break, browsed the other tables. Both pandas were
14 / #29daysplushielove - This TJ, my first Valentine’s Day plushie from Boyfriend. He has the ears and whiskers of a mouse, but no tail, so we think he might have run into some
13 / #29daysplushielove - This is my emotional support tiger. His name is George, after the Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon. I took George with me to the dentist this morning when I got 2
12 / #29daysplushielove - This is Leo. He was a gift from a pen pal I had via my high school language class. His Stieff tag says he was made in “Western-Germany”, so he’
11 / #29daysplushielove - This is Cinnabon. Even those his season is Christmas, he hangs out on a bookcase in my art studio all year. Looking at his smile makes me smile.
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9 & 10 / #29daysplushielove - This is Blue (left) and Destin (right). I bought Destin because of Lisa Mantchev’s picture book, Strictly No Elephants (really adorable story with art by Taeeun Yoo). I
8 / #29daysplushielove - This is ‘Apiki Wikiwiki, a mongoose from Hawai’i. He’s been with me since 1999. My favorite island is Maui. Boyfriend and I rented a place in Hana and enjoyed
7 / #29daysplushielove - this is Paddington Bear. My dad did an medical internship in England when I was a kid, so I had Paddington Bear sheets because, as the family story goes, my parents
6 / #29daysplushielove - This is Bud the Bunny with the bent ear. Gift from Boyfriend. Inspiration for a children’s book I wrote and published with illustrations by Travis Hanson ( - if you’re into
