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By contrast, Sylvanian Families - known as Calico Critters in the US - are marketed as "an adorable range of distinctive animal characters with charming and beautiful homes, furniture and accessories".

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

Critters abound on the property, from household cats and lurking deer to a small farm’s worth of animals across the driveway.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

I remember once thinking I was going to die of boredom while I took the clothes off and put them on the Calico Critters.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

The 1986 horror-comedy "Critters" borrowed some of its premise from the Kelly Encounter and became a cult classic, spawning four sequels and a TV series reboot.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

Critters walk right into trouble with their eyes wide open.

From The Children's Portion by Shoppell, Robert W.