The Oregonian does a humorous look at how Webkinz ownership affects the parents and he's praying that his daughter doesn't get one.

AdAge talks about how everyone in the toy industry is going to try and copy the success of the Webkinz virtual world. Everyone from Barbie to Bratz is jumping on the bandwagon.

A basic Webkinz 101 article from the Tribune.

And finally Blognation Canada points quotes a Valleywag post about Club Penguin is already out of favor with kids.

It's October and we're approaching the Holiday Shopping Season. So do you think that Webkinz are going to be this year's hot item or will parents spend their evenings combing eBay for TMX Elmo this year? We'll have to wait and see.