Reader and antiques dealer Kirra B. takes us to Snowbaby school: "Snowbabies have been around for over a century. They were first made in Germany around 1864 by a company called Hertwig (also famous for their dolls). The design was copied by other German firms, and later by Japanese firms. The early ones can be worth a lot of money." Most importantly, she links us to more Snowbunnies, which are apparantly the impure issue of snowbaby/rabbit miscegenation. My favorite is Thomas Dolby Snowbunny reading the story of Budweiser to his bunny minion.