Cedric likes carpentry, and is very good at it! He's always coming up with unique things to make for other Sylvanians. He makes lots of surprising things that nobody has ever seen before. Only his family know that he's had a lot of projects that turned out badly too - he keeps those hidden in his store room! Saffron loves yellow things. Her room is decorated with the yellow things she's collected, from yellow flowers to yellow ribbons. Her favourite thing in her collection is her yellow photo album, which is full of precious memories. The only yellow thing she doesn't like is lemons - they're too sour for her! By 1988, Sylvanian Families had become a major success around the world, winning the British Association of Toy Retailers award for "Toy of the Year" three years consecutively, in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

Yardley Walnut loves talking to the other Sylvanians. Her big belly laugh can be heard often and she's always got friends around her. She's very proud of her bushy tail with its shiny fur, and makes sure to brush it every night before she goes to bed. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 9, 2023). "Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Anime Film's Teaser Reveals November 23 Opening". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 20, 2023. In 2007, Epoch teamed up with Itochu, Nippon Columbia and Shogakukan to produce a 3D CGI Original Video Animation series based on the toy line produced by Kōji Kawaguchi and Yumiko Muriai and directed by Akira Takamura. All 3 episodes were released on June 20, 2007. According to Epoch, more episodes were planned, but these were never produced for unknown reasons. In the UK, Flair celebrated the franchise's 20th anniversary with a selected number of new items. The best selling was an Otter boat, and a reintroduced Dalmatian Family who now wore party hats that read "Happy 20th!". Cedric Walnut likes carpentry, and is very good at it! He's always coming up with unique things to make for other Sylvanians. He makes lots of surprising things that nobody has ever seen before. Only his family know that he's had a lot of projects that turned out badly too – he keeps those hidden in his store room!MOTHER BARBARA FURBANKS (known as Babs to all of Sylvania) is very modest when it comes to her acting skills, she always insists her husband Charles is much better than her. She always gets excited at the casting auditions for the latest Sylvanian production. The castings will be under way soon for this years Christmas Pantomine, and Babs is hoping she will get to play the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. Saffron Walnut loves yellow things. Her room is decorated with the yellow things she's collected, from yellow flowers to yellow ribbons. Her favourite thing in her collection is her yellow photo album, which is full of precious memories. The only yellow thing she doesn't like is lemons – they're too sour for her! Cute Critters of "Sylvanian Families" Star in New Short TV Anime". Crunchyroll. 2017-09-06 . Retrieved 2020-01-17. Cayanan, Joanna (June 20, 2023), "Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Toy Franchise Gets New Full 3DCG Anime on July 6", Anime News Network , retrieved June 20, 2023

BROTHER SIDNEY FURBANKS is different to the rest of his thespian family, in the fact he does not like performing whatsoever. He much prefers writing, where he can really let his creative juices flow. For someone so young, his writing is much more advanced for his years. Last year, his uncle Kenneth asked him to write the summer play, which he did, and the show was a massive success. His mother thinks he will become a very famous playwright when he is older. There are several animated series based on the Sylvanian Families world: Sylvanian Families, a syndicated series that premiered in 1987; Stories of the Sylvanian Families (1988), a British series animated in stop motion; and a 2007 original video animation series also called Sylvanian Families. A new OVA was then produced in 2015 with another in 2017, promoting the Sylvanian Families Town sub-line. Both OVAs were produced by Shogakukan Music and Digital Entertainment and were also released outside Japan through YouTube and Netflix. Claire Armitstead; Jonathan Jones (26 September 2015). "Art and design – Artwork showing Sylvanian Families terrorised by Isis banned from free speech exhibition". The Guardian. In 2013, the rights for the toys in the UK were transferred to the newly formed Epoch UK, and they began distributing the toys from January 1, 2014 onwards. Flair stopped distributing the toys on December 31 the same year. [6] New Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Anime Series to Air in Fall - News". Anime News Network. 2017-09-06 . Retrieved 2020-01-17.In 2006, the characters in the toy line were chosen to be the mascots for the National Federation of Workers and Consumers Insurance Cooperativess national mutual aid. By the end of the year, the toys sold a total of 78 million units. [5] The characters, grouped into families, originally depicted typical woodland creatures such as rabbits, squirrels, bears, beavers, hedgehogs, foxes, deer, owls, raccoons, otters, skunks and mice, and later expanded to other animals such as cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, penguins, monkeys, cows, sheep, pigs, elephants, pandas, kangaroos, koalas and meerkats. Most families consist of a father, mother, sister and brother, and continue to add family members from there on such as grandparents, babies, and older siblings.