Every family has one. The soft toy that went everywhere — the car, the supermarket, the grandparents' house, the holiday where it almost got left behind. It started as a gift, usually from someone who chose it because it felt right in their hands. These are the ones that get chosen that way. Maileg bunnies, Moulin Roty comforters, Steiff bears — soft toys made from the kind of materials a parent is happy to let a baby chew on, sleep with, and drag by the ear across the kitchen floor for the next three years.