A trip to the supermarket

Tonight, I spotted a Little Golden Books spin rack at the front of the diaper aisle. What a perfect place to have the display! Perfect for busy moms trying to shop with a toddler... but good luck to the mom who tries to get out of the store without buying one of the books or toys I spotted...

I love the T. Rex book. LGB are sure feeling quite contempo with this title!

I prefer the classics by and large— the sentimental value always wins out. But it's so nice to see the newer generation of Little Golden Books books as well!

Who can resist the saggy baggy elephant?

Completely adorable bunny!! Oooh, the art--- I love!!

 Good mix of the old...

and the new... of course Spongebob. Hello.

You are at the head of the class.

A personal favorite the Poky Little Puppy! 

I didn't know Dr. Seuss had any LGB titles. Well, he does!

Here comes the PLUSH!

(Hey moms- NOW try getting out of the store without a toy...)

Art and character licensing is alive and well here.

Just ask Miss Hello Kitty herself.

 ...Or, perhaps, a Chipmunk.They like to squeak.

Cute little snowpeople will make their way into stockings soon..

 A sweet little praying doggie. Very cute.

 Kitty making some new friends.

 Alvin in the mosh pit.

 What's a Beanie Babies display without a penguin??

I am happy to see that Rubber Duckies are still a staple...

And joined by their froggie friends.

Hope you enjoyed my shopping trip!

(Did you get out of the store without buying anything?)

Vintage Hello Kitty

True confessions! I'm a Sanrio nut, and I'm particularly fond of little miss kitty herself, Hello Kitty.

I was a first generation Sanrio addict. The year HK broke in America coincided with my early childhood full-commercial-saturation years, and we met at just the right time to form a life-long friendship! Back then, I lived in Los Angeles which was one of the major North American geographical hubs of trends in the days way before the internet. Back then, trends took on average about a year to travel from L.A. all the way to the North East (where I reside now). It was a different world back then!

Just wanted to hare some classic Hello Kitty and Sanrio fun with you today.

Hello Kitty History

House of Kitty blog

Hello Kitty Junkie blog

Loungefly's Hello Kitty products delight and amaze

I am so impressed with the way the contemporary accessory company company Loungefly reinterprets our classic friend Hello Kitty. They do a truly amazing job at containing and preserving the essence and the sentiment of classic HK in the products they create with the license. But they take it to a whole other level— they succeed at elevating the brand. Fantastic modern design integrating fresh new concepts and often bright ideas, an excellent attention to detail, and to top it all off, really high quality products. I should know— I  have two Loungefly HK bags which I use on a daily basis, and I will gleefully purchase more when they hit all these marks. To see a company do such a wonderful job with one of my favorite character brands is a revelation. Big props to Loungefly for such outstanding execution with the HK/Sanrio license — they always leave me wanting more!