As a kid, I was fortunate enough to be emotionally wrecked by The Velveteen Rabbit and have my little wounds healed by a live-action performance — puppets included — at a local children’s theater.

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, a Christie's employee poses with a 1934 Steiff miniature teddy baby on display at the auction house in London. A top European Union court, The General Court in ...

It was almost 9 p.m. in Munich, and I was on a bear hunt. I was determined to buy a Steiff, the makers of the original stuffed bear, in the country where it was born. Scrolling through my phone, I ...

The Steiff teddy bear is more than just a toy; it is a piece of history loved across generations. From its beginnings in Germany to becoming a worldwide symbol of comfort and collectability, the story ...

Bär 55 PB. Sounds exciting, no? Maybe not, but it would be if you came across the centenarian fuzzy wuzzy in your grandma's trunk. Created in 1902, the Bär 55 PB was a straw-stuffed, jointed bear ...

He may look a little down on his luck - but this teddy bear could become a record breaker when it is sold at auction. The 1925 "harlequin" could break Christie's £110,000 world record for a teddy ...

One of the world's most valuable collections of teddy bears is being sold by a disgraced hedge fund manager in London next week. The incredible hoard of shamed financier Paul Greenwood, who pleaded ...

Q: I just saw your response to a reader's question about a Steiff teddy bear. If the bear in question is the one in the attached picture, it is a Steiff bear in the classic "Zotty" pattern. Zotty was ...

As of the 1970s, teddy bears have become collector's items around the world. And some teddies have sold for tens of thousands of dollars if not more. The question is why are people willing to pay such ...

In 1903, 3,000 teddy bears were sent by ship from Germany to America only for them to disappear. Some claim the bears were the first ever made and would now be the most valuable in the world. So what ...