North American Bear Company Co., Inc. spices up the holiday seasons with exciting new gift ideas. Bring the classic Christmas ballet, “The Nutcracker” home this holiday season with North American Bear Company’s new Fancy Prancy Dancers™ Nutcracker Suite. The set features all the characters, including Prince, Nutcracker, Clara, Sugar Plum Fairy, Snowflake, and Mouse King. These soft 8” dolls have an elastic finger loop on the back for children who want to re-enact the scenes in their own homes. These beautifully crafted dolls make excellent stocking stuffers. Each doll sold separately, $8.

These soft ultra velour cozies are impossible for little hands to resist. Silky soft 8 1/2-inch animals in gender-neutral colors include dog, cat, elephant, mouse, lamb and duck — all featuring flat double-layered bodies that stretch a little in just the right way, with tails and adorable stuffed heads that flop around as part of their charm. These machine-washable security buddies are light and compact — a great travel toy for kids on the go.

A new musical in the NAB nursery celebrates the nation’s pastime. Scoring a winning home run with little sluggers, NAB’s 7-inch Baseball & Mitt Musical plays “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” The clever pull cord with attached baseball activates music.

New classics to complement the holiday season, these zippered coin purses mix and match with the Goody Bag characters and Good Bags. They come in new Snowflake and Penguin.

Catwalk Kitties and Oodles of Poodles are the newest characters by North American Bear-they have three dolls per group (Mimi Meow, Kitty Catwalk, Perfectly Purrfect 10; Fleur, Frenchie , Frou Frou) and have matching cell phone bags, tote bags and goody bags. For hip and trendy girls on the go, there´s a Stirke-A-Pose accessory to fit every fashion style.

Muffy VanderBear is the Queen of Hearts in North American Bear Co. Muffy Couture line. The Queen of Hearts, in Lewis Carroll´s "Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland," is the playing card who's always ordering someone's beheading. A large red heart set on a black sash rests over Muffy´s abdomen. This is a limited boxed edition.

In this bear, Muffy is a painting come to life. The 7" fully-jointed Muffy make-believes she is Infanta Margarita, the precocious little daughter of King Phillip the Fourth of Spain. Infanta Maragarita is the radiant focus of Diego Velazquez's 1656 masterpiece, Las Meninas ("The Maids of Honor"). Mohair fabric and numbered, Velazquez Infanta is from North American Bear Co.'s Muffy Haute Couture limited boxed editions line.

The classic playset concept has been upgraded with 3-D pop up accessories and fairytale characters. This complete gift-to-go is self-storing. The handled carrying case measures 8" x 6.5" and closes with Velcro to keep contents safe during travel. The purse itself is just 7.5” and is machine washable. Other fairytale designs in this line include Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Wizard of Oz, Three Little Pigs, Mary Had a Little Lamb and Hansel and Gretel.

This pastel poodle purse is a new addition to North American Bear’s best-selling fashion accessory category. The fully lined 7-1/2” cohair pint-sized purse with Velcro closure and handles is machine washable.

This padded foam, soft velboa carrying case with handles and Velcro closure contains a menagerie of coordinating animal friends and accessories for imaginative play. The compact 12" x 10" x 5" size is handy for travel and a complete gift-to-go.

New pastel purple ballerina keeps dancing divas in fashionable style! Backpack and adjustable shoulder straps tuck neatly inside the hidden back compartment for added play value as a 14" ballerina doll.

Emily Goes Wild is a whimsical brown plush monkey who is "tutu" cute in a removable ballerina outfit for added play value. The 14" Emily doll is part of a larger collection of north american bear Emily Goes Wild children's accessories and plush gifts that includes fashion accessories and more playful dolls. Emily gift items are inspired by the new children's picture book classic "Emily Goes Wild," written by Betty Lou Phillips.

New for 2006, this adorable, huggable elephant is 25” and comes in a choice of pink or blue satin neckbow. He’s made of soft gender-neutral ivory cohair with embroidered facial features and medium 17" Smushy is $25.00 retail. Smallest 11" Smushy with pink or blue soft body and coordinating ribbon accent is a memorable keepsake gift at only $13 each.

Zany Dude-a-Loo characters from the Spiraloos line feature a colorful rattle, crinkle, squeaker and teething rings with a sturdy attachment hook. Babies can grab arms and legs and shake Dude-a-Loos to have fun as they enjoy engaging textures, noisemakers and interactive features.  New Dude-a-Loos Cat, Dog, Monkey and Giraffe Activity Toys debuted in January 2006.

Super-soft velour dolls in blue boy and pink girl styles have embroidered eyes, mouth and eyebrows. Six different dolls each wear an ID bracelet for personalization, removable cotton jersey knit wrap top and  a soft fleece diaper with Velcro closures for added play value. An adorable “outie” belly button and a lifelike bottom enhance the charm of these squeezable baby dolls for toddlers that are new to the 2006 NAB line.

This hungry cat has both a mouse and a fish on (or in) its mind. Baby can open the cat’s arms, squeeze his crinkly fish, chew on its teether, gaze in a baby-safe mirror and place objects (like the mouse) in and out of the cat’s head. The cat also features crinkle, squeaker and Velcro flaps. This cubey cat was launched in 2006.

The shimmering decorated plush fairy house opens fully to reveal a fantasy world containing two Forest Fairy dolls, a vanity with mushroom stool, a flower, a shower and a swing. The all-in-one set is 24 centimeters tall.
— Products from this line already sell well for Matthew Macdonald, owner of Wooden You Know in Maplewood, N.J., and Macdonald plans to stock up on new products from the line that caught his eye at Toy Fair.
— Mary Tague, owner of Toy Town Inc. in Key Biscayne, Fla., said she hasn’t done these but that fairies are popular in other forms at her store.
— Sandy Kozlowski, sales associate at Toy Loft Ltd. in East Aurora, N.Y., said that her store has entirely sold out of its fairy-themed products and that it will be getting more in soon to meet demand.

Muffy is all poinsettia perfection in her velvet and tulle confection. Satin pantaloons and jeweled felt slippers complete her floral fantasy. With her poinsettia petals, leaves, ribbons and petite poinsettia doll, there's no denying Muffy is blooming beautiful. The annual Muffy couture holiday edition is always a popular favorite and the most sought after Muffy design among avid Muffy collectors and bear fans, according to Lorene Shiraiwa North American Bear. All Muffy couture designs are boxed limited editions featuring a 7" fully-jointed Muffy in a lavish outfit complete with accessories.

Peek-a-boo windows reveal cuddly plush animals inside the Ark Playhouse. Soft velboa plush animals are removable for individual play. It's designed in unisex colors with a carry handle. 

Bringing to life a universal childhood anxiety to make the big scary world friendlier, Yucky is a funny fiend in soft velboa with hefty hands to "wipe off kisses from big people" who love him. One of six new My Own Monsters designed by kids for kids, machine-washable Yucky is safe for all ages and a gratifying gift of comfort beyond the ordinary. A portion of all My Own Monster sales will be donated to Global Action for Children, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping vulnerable children around the world. Launch date: February 2007.
― North American Bear “accommodate[s] me no matter how 'little' I am,” Kathleen Fisher of Pink Belly Gifts told TDmonthly in spring 2007.

Right-side up or upside down, this Alice in Wonderland/Queen of Hearts Topsy Turvy Doll brings the Lewis Carroll classic to life.  Eleven inches in length, the soft doll features Alice in taffeta and felt with the White Rabbit on one end, and flips to the Queen of Hearts and her pink flamingo charm on the other end.  Wholesale prices apply to minimum purchases of at least three pieces only.  Launch date: March 2007.

This cozy, fleece wolf has quirky, two-dimensional charm and is ideal for enacting fairytales with the company’s Little Red Riding Hood doll.

Wendy features a soft, jersey knit body, bright clothing, a stretchy hairband, a belt buckle, tie-up boot laces and a removable button vest with a zipper pocket.

The 14" plush is made of soft velboa and is embroidered with accents. The plush is also machine washable. Launch date: January 2008.

The soft jersey knit doll features embroidered facial features, long yarn hair and a removable outfit, making getting dressed for the day fun through practical play. The 18” doll is available in two varieties. Plush pets and additional outfits are available separately. Launch date: January 2008.