sophie the giraffe!

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have you seen 4-, 5- and 6-month-olds everywhere you go clutching a tiny squeaky giraffe? i have. i couldn't figure out what this weird giraffe cult was and why everyone seemed to be in it but me. then i met sophie.

sophie has been around since 1961 and is a favorite of new moms and tiny babies. she's the cutest teether you'll ever see, with a soft plastic head and bendy legs for teething babies to nibble and drool on. she also has a squeaker that you can use to inadvertently drive your dog crazy.

over 600,000 sophies are sold each year in france, so sophie must be doing something right. (or the french - they did invent french fries.) join the cult of sophie! you know you want to.