"Have you guys heard of Webkinz?" I ask an excited bunch of first graders at St. Denis School in Benton, Missouri. "I have four!" screams one excited child. It seems half of the first grade knows all ...

Kourtney Bowers, 9, of Bettendorf, plays with her plush Webkinz horse, Bella, every chance she can get. Webkinz are easy to cuddle and owners create outfits for their stuffed friends. But Webkinz also ...

I can see from a search of cyberspace that we’re not the only ones who’ve paid a lot of money for a Webkinz animal and then had trouble getting into Webkinz World online. That’s pretty annoying, ...