Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. The figures remain a quintessential part of the 1990s boom in craze toys, spaning several animated adaptations and video games based on the figures. The word sylvan means 'of the forest'.
An orphan who sells newspapers on a street corner, instead has a large family on the streets of the city: an old uncle with whom he lives, a kindly false manager from a bank, a substitute mother at the vendor of arepas, a sister in her daughter and a future brother-in-law in the police that goes out of her way. A series where grace and tenderness mix, and in which economic poverty and spiritual wealth shake hands and offer laughter and teachings.
Based on the book series by Mike Nawrocki, Dead Sea Squirrels is the latest offering from the kid-focused, Christian streaming service Minno. Each episode features a character (usually Michael or Merle) getting into some sort of trouble or hardship because of his or her bad choices. But then they’re reminded of stories from the Bible (usually narrated by Pearl) to help them find the right way to proceed.