Outlet MON AMI Bernard Bear Plush Toy in Corduroy Jacket by

Bernard is a teddy bear who arrives in a corduroy jacket, and the jacket is the whole reason to choose him over the bare stuffed bear you can buy anywhere. Clothes give a bear a point of view. He looks like a character out of a picture book rather than a shelf filler, which is why he suits a nursery that is being put together with some care.

A dressed bear stuffed animal also ages well as a gift. Character plush dates itself to the year it was bought, while a bear in a good jacket does not, so he still looks right in photographs a decade later. That makes him a natural christening present, new baby gift, or first birthday parcel, and a safe choice when you do not know the family’s taste yet.

He is soft-bodied, so he is as much for holding as he is for looking at.

When can babies sleep with a stuffed animal? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends keeping soft objects out of an infant’s sleep space until around 12 months of age. Teddy bears are commonly given at birth and kept as nursery decor until the child is past that age.