I love felties, stuffies & all sorts of quirky softies. This book is designed to inspire, teach & make converts out of everyone. My kids love it, they've made a couple of the simpler toys to give away to friends. I have the first book, Softies Only a Mother Could Love..and almost impossibly, this second book is even better than the first. There are a few crocheted little guys, too, to the delight of my teenage daughter who fancies herself a amigurumi ninja! Love the Sgt. Pepper's Turtles; with some flax seeds or beans in with the stuffing, they are a perfect set sure to make a ho-hum office cubicle a happier place! These books are really great scrap-basket busters, too. Have a bunch of not-too-small-to-throw-away fabrics? You know, those that are too tiny to make into even a small coin purse, yet you don't want to pitch them cos they cost $18/yard? (I think all sewers probably have a bucketful!) Now they can be used for darling little arms, legs, even a nifty little necktie for Mister Rooster. I guarantee your friends, family & even craft-swap partners will love to get a little picker-upper in their mailbox, too! These are too adorable & not just for mothers, either! :)