Such things informed Moon and Me’s narrative, which is inspired by the Rumer Godden and Enid Blyton toyhouse stories of the 1930s and 40s. With Teletubbies we had to build a believable scale world from a child’s point of view around adult actors in suits. Created by the folks who brought us the Teletubbies, it includes characters and music that will appeal to young children, with mild images and concepts that they can understand.

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Move over Tinky Winky and Igglepiggle – meet Moon Baby, Colly Wobble and the magical Pepi Nana, with her catchphrase “tiddle toddle! We’ve not even started watching Moon and Me, the new CBeebies show by Teletubbies creator Andrew Davenport, and it’s already a hit in our house. During the Moon and Me observation project, toys were constantly “moved up and down and in between floors using stairs and doorways. Video toys are naturally really popular now, and the rise of online multiplayer toys mean that your kid can play with their friends anytime, anywhere.

People’s relatives were getting doorstepped, which is a surprising place to be in thanks to a pre-school children’s television programme.

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Each of the velvet pictures has a different design featuring Pepi Nana, Moon Baby, Mr Onion and Colly Wobble from the hit children's TV series Moon and Me. The whole thing has the magical vibe of In the Night Garden, but with a homemade feel … Pepi Nana and Mr Onion in Moon and Me. I wonder if the murky world of the internet, which has taken over culture in the 20 years since Teletubbies landed, plays any part in his writing. The characters are constantly shown drawing, reading books, painting, making things, doing things with their hands,” explains Davenport. I was always fascinated while watching my six-year-old daughter play with her doll house, mostly because of the many DIY upgrades she would add to it.At the beginning of every episode of Moon and Me, Moon Baby receives a letter from Pepi Nana, inviting him for tea and a story. Sometimes we rack our brains wondering what the best toy for our small ones is and whether the object we have chosen does anything for the young child. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. The whole thing retains the magical vibe of In the Night Garden, yet has a more traditional and homemade feel. Moon Baby visits them from the moon and, in what some people might deem a rude guest, proceeds to wake the rest of the toyhouse with an African thumb piano.