Bear Buzz brings you interviews with those in the teddy bear world. Meet Peggy Fleming of The Pleasant Ridge Collection, our August/September Artist, by clicking here.

Come see the 2010 Steiff Collection, including the new North American and Worldwide Limited Editions, at Sunny Bears! You can pre-order the 2010 Muffy Vanderbears. Sunny Bears carries Steiff, Hansa, Gund, North American Bear Company, Artist Bears, Kissy Kissy infant clothing and more! Receive free shipping within the continental USA for orders of $100 or more. (Restrictions apply) Visit Sunny Bears, your teddy bear store.

I Love Teddies supports our troops. May they return home safely and may God bless them.

August 22nd is Be an Angel Day. Be an angel and help out real bears. Go to the Organizations page and/or How to Help page under Real Bear Links.

August 27th is Just Because Day. Hang out with your teddies, well, just because you love them!

August 31st is Eat Outside Day. Have a picnic with your teddies. Be sure to bring honey for them!

August is Hug month. Be sure to hug your teddies - they love hugs from you!

August is Smile month. Smile at your teddies!

August is Artist Appreciation month. If you want to adopt a furry friend from an artist, go to the Teddy Bear Artists section.

Every month is a great time to find out how to help real bears. Go to the Organizations page and the How to Help page under the Real Bear Links section.

Please help improve I Love Teddies by taking our survey. Go to the survey section.

We found a great site on the net called Teddy-Bears.Org. This is an excellent resource for artists and collectors.