CHARLIE BROWN-FIRST EDITION-

My husband bought a hardback first edition of Charlie Brown's All Stars (1966) for our daughter from a second hand bookshop near St Martin's Lane the other day. It was very reasonable, £4.50 (a bargain!!) and in very good condition. And the story was very sweet and warm and so old that we had never even heard of some of the characters. I love the smell of old books, which make me feel a bit nostalgic.

MY NEW ACCESSORY

One of my lovely friends, Mika, sent us this adorable Kasutera cupie doll from Japan, because she knew that we love Kasutera very much

If you would like to get this, then you have to go to Nagasaki! I am afraid that it is a limited edition cupie doll from this prefecture :(

A TREAT FOR BUSY BABY

I love this quirky reversible bib! Okay, a plastic bib might be more practical for cleaning, but it has would have a cold and hard texture. This bib is very soft and you almost want to snuggle with it. In addition, the details are just so lovely. Look at the pom-pom and little pockets on the front. It's so cute.

RD KIDS SCREENING WITH BELLIEBOO

We have been working on a couple of kids screenings with the Raindance Film Festival since June and we finally managed to get an agreement with Studio Ghibli for the screenings of My Neighbour Totoro and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind about two weeks ago. Optimum Releasing is kindly sponsoring the screening. :) (Thank you very much, Helen)

We think it will be a great opportunity for both children and adults to see these classic animated films which were last seen on the big screen in the UK in 1989. I cannot wait to see them with my family.

My Neighbour Totoro

Running time | 86 min Classification |U

Sunday 10th October at 3.45 pm in Apollo, Piccadilly Circus

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Running time | 116 min Classification |PG

Saturday 2nd October at 2pm in Apollo, Piccadilly Circus

WYOMING DEBUT

A good friend of mine, Joanna sent me a lovely picture of Bellieboo bag from Wroming, USA. Bellieboo bag here's used to carry a picnic lunch in the Grand Teton mountain range. According to Joanna, just after this picture was taken a marmot almost ate the contents! I hope they are having lots of fun and making a good film out there.

JUNIOR MAGAZINE DEBUT

This is very exciting for Bellieboo to be featured in Junior Magazine this month. And I would like to thank Matthew who wrote lovely things about us!

The Flower Earmuffs are going to arrive in the UK in two weeks. And some of our Autumn and Winter range is finally ready tomorrow. It has been a nightmare getting our products from Japan this time.......

Here is a close-up pic.

TOOTH FAIRY

My daughter lost four teeth recently and her last one went missing while she was having a burger at our friend's garden party... She was really concerned that the tooth fairy wouldn't be able to come and give her some money... So she wrote a little note for the fairy to make sure that the fairy was going to visit her room.

We do not have a tooth fairy in Japan, so it was a totally new experience for me to be a tooth fairy (in fact my husband is the real tooth fairy). I did a little market research to find out how much a tooth fairy should give. It starts from 50 pence to 2 pounds, so we decided to give a pound. Personally I think 2 pounds is a bit too much!

In Japan, we throw teeth over the top of roof if it is a bottom tooth and we bury it in ground if it is an upper tooth. We believe that doing this encourages the new tooth to grow quickly.