When I was little I used to play with my Sylvanian Family dolls (now called Calico Critters in the U.S.). I had two families: Gray Bear and Babblebrook Rabbits. I loved them and had furniture sets to accompany them. However I didn't have the Hamster Family. They are cute! Hamstermania sweeps the nation....Whoever invented the Sylvanian family comes from the same camp as me. Animals are so much more fun to play with than dolls!