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Owen loves to go to his secret tree house and practice his dance moves. He says he's such a nimble dancer because he has a low center of gravity. But the other animals, who have similarly low centers of gravity, say he just has a lot of energy.

He is made of russet-colored organic cotton velour, with white velour on his nose and tail. He measures about 15 inches, ear to toe. He is stuffed with washable fiberfill. His eyes, nose, and whiskers are hand embroidered with cotton thread.

Owen's dapper tailcoat is made of dark green cotton jersey. It has a silver snap closure. It's quite classy really. And it leaves the perfect space for his tail. Like all the Hazel Village animal clothes, it is removable if the animals want to try new outfits. Or get overheated from vigorous dancing. Which begs the question: why is this furry fox wearing clothes at all?

Your Owen will travel to you in a reusable cotton bag. It has a lavender and mint sachet inside, which is supposed to be soothing, but again, it's a losing battle. If and when he gets scuffed or grimy, he can be hand-washed and he will air dry.

Jane, not Hazel, is the creator of these wonderful creatures. Jane lives in a little house in Brooklyn, NY. In the garret of said house she makes many of these animals herself. She stitches them up on an old industrial sewing machine, then stuffs them and does the details by hand. She makes their clothes out of the best scraps she has saved. Then she writes little stories for them. When someone orders one she packs it up with cool stamps on the box, and ships it off. Jane's creations have become so popular that she has entered into a relationship with an ethical factory in India to help her keep up with the volume of orders. Currently foxes, mice, mushrooms, and birds are made in India. The workers there make the animals the same way she does, machine sewing them first from organic cotton, then stitching the faces by hand. The frogs, raccoons, bunnies, and all the clothes are still made in NY.

Organic cotton velour, washable fiberfill, cotton thread, cotton jersey.

Dimensions: Approximately 15 inches, ear to toe.

Safety: Technically, Hazel Village animals are stuffed figures, not toys! That said, many have been given to small children without incident. They are made from organic cotton, and their hand-stitched faces have no bits that a baby could rip off and eat. Some of the premium editions have delicious looking buttons on their clothes, though. Please take the clothes off before giving those animals to a small baby. You can save them and give them back when the baby is older.

Please read the Endeavour Toys general safety statements pertaining to handmade toys in the Studio policies.

Care: If you put Hazel Village animals in the washing machine or the dryer, all the stuffing in their necks will move into their heads and bodies, and they will look scary. So we don't recommend it. Instead, we recommend hand washing in hot soapy water. You can scrub them as hard as necessary. Then rinse them well, squeeze all the water out, and put them somewhere warm and dry for a few hours.