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I Heart Guts® award-winning plush internal organs bring a smile to your face and smarts to your brain! Get your feet wet in anatomy or bone up on your physiology with the Original Plush Organs, which have been featured in People, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post and more. 

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Our cute plush organs have helped people laugh in the face of illness since 2005. The guts make the perfect post-op pillow pal, sparking smiles during tough times. You’ll find our gutsy pillows in top science and health museums, award-winning hospital gift shops and trend-setting toy stores. 

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These happy colorful body buddies are the brainchild of Wendy Bryan Lazar, an anatomically obsessed illustrator who loves internal organs and all they do. Our bare-bones family operation strives to offer organ toys with love, style and geeky puns.

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We have worked with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (special de-liver-y to the transplant department, pictured), Children's National Hospital in D.C., American Liver Foundation, American Heart Association and scores of other non-profits doing amazing work in health and medicine. 

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Our plush pals were named Best of Toy Fair 2014 by Popular Science magazine and Best Educational Plush Toy of 2020 by Creative Child magazine. Time Out New York said of the guts, “The deliriously happy bunch is sure to put any get-well card to shame.” Read what our fantastic customers have to say, learn more about your organs here, check out more press here, or get some company fast facts.