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Fisher Price debuts newest Elmo toy at TOY FAIR

Elmo Live, the most engaging and entertaining Elmo plush product ever, was introduced today at the Mattel and Fisher-Price showrooms for the 2008 Toy Fair in New York City. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Elmo Live Encore is one of the top toys for Christmas this year and you child will love you when it arrives under the tree for them. Elmo's been sold for upwards of $70 this season and prices are stabilizing so by buying him now you’re getting the best price of the season.

The Fisher Price Elmo Live Encore was released in celebration of Sesame Street’s 40th birthday. This funny and loving little red character doesn’t disappoint in the encore version.

Elmo is undeniably one of the sweetest and most animated of the Sesame Street characters and this toy brings out his best features. The encore version is just as life-like as the original with the arm waving, sitting and standing, and crossing of the legs just like a real person.

Elmo speaks while his mouth opens and closes, and his head moves back and forth. The movements look just like the actual puppet on Sesame Street. You’ll enjoy Elmo as he sings songs, plays games, tells stories, and laughs at his own funny jokes.

The Elmo Live Encore version does have some new surprises for you. The jokes and stories are all new and he even throws in some funny tongue twisters that will make the kids burst out in laughter. And of course he never fails to tell the kids that he loves them and asks them for hugs.

Elmo sings 3 new classic songs including the theme Sunny Days. Your kids can also sing and dance to Somebody Come and Play and Elmo’s World. This toy is even more interactive than the original and will continue to entertain your toddlers.

The Elmo Live Encore is one of the top Christmas gifts this year and you won’t be disappointed with the looks on your children’s faces when they open this gift.

Not many childhood figures stay well liked even after several years or even decades. When we think of childhood figures, Sesame Street automatically comes to mind. There is just something special about these quirky characters. For instance, they have been educating kids essential examples of real life situations for almost 40 years. Their concrete popularity can be linked to many things, including their education playthings created to make discovering enjoyable for very young kids. One very famous Sesame Street plaything is Elmo Knows Your Name by Fisher-Price.

Talking about Elmo, it is definitely a familiar name to any family with young kids. This famous fun looking doll created by Fisher Price has captured the hearts of many children (and their parents) with its amazingly interactive features. The Elmo Knows Your Name came about around the same time as the Tickle-Me Elmo, and both have been all-time favorite and sudden success among kids and adults as well. Now, the newest Elmo doll, called Elmo Live, has also taken the market by storm with its enhanced interactive and educational features.

So, what makes the Elmo Knows Your Name different from the two other hugely successfully Elmo dolls?

This Elmo is a 12" cuddly plush character. When you squeeze a button in his hand or hug him and press a button on the speaker in his tummy, the Elmo will speak. With minimal programming, you can set up the content of its speech, which may include greetings, your child's name, his favorite color and food, and even its favorite songs. There is also an internal clock so that what the Elmo speaks will change depending on the time of the day (morning, noon and night). This is perfect for the young kids to learn to respond to the time changes within a day. What can be better to engage educational playthings surrounding the cute and huggable Elmo!

The Elmo Knows Your Name is an exciting gift for kids aged between 18 months and 3 years. Children at this stage generally become more and more responsive to what surrounds him and starts to learn different people, food, color and shapes, and this Elmo interacts perfectly with what your child are developing. Many customers have expressed particular appreciation for the scheduling feature, as this has helped their kids to understand what needs to be done at different time of a day.

If we were to summarize the other two Elmos in one sentence - The Tickle-Me Elmo is all about tickles and the newest Elmo Live can act just as a real person can. Both of them can offer a great deal of fun for kids as well as adults. In this regard, the Elmo Knows Your Name is more for kids. If your child happens to be at the phase of initial language learning and object identifying, the Elmo Knows Your Name will just be a great toy to give him.