Customer Reviews

 

 

Judy Stof­fel Loewen, CPC, ACC - Owner at Singing Heart

Greater Seat­tle Area

When I first met the Bud­dies I couldn’t help but hug them — they are so soft and cud­dly! Frosty T. Bear and Poppy Pen­guin will delight any chil­dren who receive them — and I dare say any adults as well. I already have a Frosty T. Bear and 2 Poppy Pen­guins for my 3 nieces. OK — really one of the Poppy Pen­guins is for me, and the third niece will get one of new Bud­dies com­ing out early next year. And to top it all off — they were designed and made in the USA!!

War­ren Dent - Grandfather

A short time before Christ­mas this nice man brought me home and wrapped me up in lovely paper and sent me off to his daugh­ter in Salt Lake City – my new home.  You see I now live with this spe­cial lit­tle girl named Anna.  She and I are best friends. I think she’s only 6 months old but she loves me up all the time. Some­times she grabs my pretty col­ored jacket, other time she puts my paw in her mouth but I’m so healthy she never gets sick from me, and some­times she just rolls on me.  That is so funny to see as she rolls out of con­trol. Now and then I sneak behind her and she has to try and find me.  So much fun.   What I really love though is when she picks me up and smiles.  Part of my job you see is to make lit­tle girls smile.   Other times she makes this lit­tle coo­ing sound.  I know she is talk­ing to me because her eyes just light up and she’ll even kiss me right on my face. She can’t say Poppy yet, but I bet it will be one of her first words.   I’m skinny enough that she can even hold me up when she’s propped sit­ting up.  I like that a lot because  I don’t want to be like some of her fat­ter doll friends she can’t hold.  I feel so loved when she gath­ers me in her lit­tle arms and I can give her warmth right back.  Anna has a great Mom too.  Some­times Anna gets a lit­tle dirt on my chest.  Her Mom just washes me off and I am ready to play again.  I’m so grate­ful to Anna’s grandpa for find­ing me and send­ing me to Anna.  She and I are bound to be friends for years.

Dr. Tam­era Schille Straub - Yakima Vally Farmer Work­ers Clinic Pediatrician.

An update on the books I got for the kids at my clinic. Well, of the 9 books I got a year ago, I only have 1 left and it is extremely well loved! Seven of the oth­ers mag­i­cally dis­ap­peared and I sus­pect they were smug­gled home in dia­per bags!! Which sur­prised me because they were all dog-eared and chewed on from being read so many times.
You have the honor of writing/drawing the most fre­quently stolen book in clinic!
I’ll be plac­ing another order soon!!

Pete DiS­an­tis - Effi­ciency and Effec­tive­ness Expert, Process Improve­ment at Peter DiS­an­tis Con­sult­ing Asso­ciates, PLLC; [PDCA] Greater Seat­tle Area

I have meet Frosty, Poppy and Susan (the cre­ator and author). And I have hugged all three one at a time. They are all very lov­able and hug­gable. The books are adorable and whim­si­cal. The bud­dies are charm­ing and soft as a baby’s bot­tom. Although Frost and Poppy are machine wash­able, Susan is not. I highly rec­om­mend these prod­ucts. And please don’t tell my six grand­chil­dren what they are get­ting for Christmas.

Deb­o­rah Drake - Co-Founder at Pos­i­tive Daily Affir­ma­tion­s­Greater Seat­tle Area

Where were these “bud­dies” when I was a child to take “every­where” with me? These bud­dies, oh my good­ness, they are com­fort and friend­ship in soft and easy portable form…they are the sweet­ness of child­hood, and they dance well together. What I love best about the sto­ries of the Bud­dies and the Bud­dies them­selves is how they carry with them the spirit of their “cre­ator” who at ESSENCE is an exu­ber­ant, play­ful, wise and hum­ble. Have a young soul to say I love you to? Here is a for­ever way.

Don Bur­rows - Prin­ci­pal, Acorn Con­sult­ing Inc.

“Frosty T. Bear and the story of Frosty in Pike Place Mar­ket have found their way back to North Car­olina, to my daugh­ter, son-in-law and GRANDSON, RYAN, for Christ­mas 2010. Of all the Christ­mas gifts Grand Mommy and I sent Ryan this year, I think Frosty will become his absolute favorite. I know it is mine. Thank you, Susan, for your cre­ative genius.” December 10, 2010