So before I jump right in and start extolling the virtues of my latest favorite toy, the Wish-bone, maybe I should introduce myself.  I’m Abby, and I spend my days at Babeland looking at, talking about, writing about, and singing about our toys.  (The singing is kind of under my breath, at my desk, but still.)  And I see a lot of toys.  Day after day, toy after toy lands on my desk, and I spend a little time with each of them, figuring them out and letting you all know what makes them special.  That’s (part of) my job, and I love it.

But I especially love it when a toy comes along that surprises me a little.  After seven years at Babeland, it takes a special toy to surprise me and make me wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”  Sometimes it’s something really magnificent and high-tech, like the beloved SaSi or the flawlessly designed G-spotter, Gigi; sometimes, it’s something inexpensive and just smartly designed, like my little friend the Wish-bone.

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