Humphrey, $6.75

I’m as partial to a pretty face as the next person. I love a good Gwyneth Paltrow photo shoot and I was in raptures over Eva Green’s Midnight Poison perfume ad. But I don’t need my doctor to be beautiful, nor my favourite authors and musicians. And I don’t think children care half as much about physical perfection as TV executives seem to. Here’s Humphrey recently took over the 3.30pm timeslot from the glamorous girls of Hi-5, and my daughters haven’t felt deprived at all. In fact, they were thrilled with this brand new plush Humphrey, even though it has no nose.