I am going to talk about my sister's favourite plush, a rabbit cartoon character named Miffy. It is a female rabbit drawn and written by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Dick created Miffy in 1955 during a wet and windy seaside holiday in Egmond aan Zee, a village in the Northern Holland. He saw a little rabbit there and drew a story about it to amuse his son Sierk. Dick describes his first Miffy as "a bit naive, with little dots for eyes and clumsy ears." Miffy became a female after Dick decided he wanted to draw a dress instead of a trouser on his rabbit. I found this fact to be hilarious. Miffy would have been much less popular if she was a male!
My sister loves everything about Miffy. She owns numerous Miffy plush dolls, stationary as well as cellular phone accessories. My parents just broke their bank by purchasing a limited edition Miffy Plush doll during their visit to Amsterdam's Miffy gift shop. Many people think that Miffy is Japanese, because the Japanese company Sarnio's Hello Kitty character renders a similar style. Also, Miffy is extremely popular in Japan and many of the merchandizes are made by the Japanese. However, Miffy is a Dutch!
Picture belongs to Colin Chung
Miffy celebrated her fiftieth birthday in 2005. This has been celebrated across the globe, like in the Manchester Art Gallery in England. Many hotels in Holland even have a children's corner that features Miffy toys and Miffy storybooks! Miffy also serves as a 'celebrity character spokesperson' for Unicef. Therefore, Miffy is not just an ordinary adorable plush rabbit. She is a star of her own!
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