Speaking of soft things, via AT: The Nursery, we discovered the book Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals (available from Amazon for $13.57). The author/editor, Therese Laskey, also runs the very popular Softies Central blog where you can get your daily fix of Softies. Now, if only we could get over the word "softie" sounding vaguely naughty.