All About Sanrio By Elaine S.

Hello Kitty was born on November 1st in London, England with her parents and her twin sister, Mimmy. They have lots friends at school with whom they share many adventures. Her hobbies include traveling, music, reading, eating yummy cookies her sister Mimmy bakes, and best of all, making new friends. As Hello Kitty says,"You can never have too many friends."

Although this little boy cat tends to be a little scatterbrained at some times, he's always up on the latest news (thanks to his ultra-sensitive "antenna whiskers!). He gets his name from his chocolate-colored nose. He has fun playing around his house (the "Choco-choco" house) with his friends Cookie-Bau, Nutz, Jelly Bean, and the Duckies. His birthday is May 10th.

As his April 1st birthday would suggest, Badtz-Maru is one mischievous little penguin. He lives with his mother and pinball-playing father in Gorgeoustown. He attends the first grade at the Gorgeous Academy. Badtz-Maru attracts lots of attention as he walks his pet alligator, Pochi. Badtz-Maru has many dreams of greatness when he grows up, but for now he rolls his eyes at his humorous life in Gorgeoustown.

Deery Lou the Cheerful Fawn lives happily with his friends in Rainbow Forest. Deery Lou spends his time playing in the sun, chasing butterflies, and making new friends! When he's really happy, he always swings his tail! His birthday is January 8th.

My Melody was born in the forest of Mari Land on January 18th. My Melody lives with her mother, father, grandmother, and brother, Rhythm. She is honest and good-natured. Her favorite hobbie is baking cookies with her mother and her favorite food is almond-pound cake -- which she snacks on with her best friend, a mouse named Flat.

While the owner of Cafe Cinnamon was admiring the sky, a tiny white puppy came floating by, looking just like a puffy cloud. She thought,"Maybe he caught a whiff of the cinnamon rolls and came to check it out..." She was right! This curious little pup really took a shine to the cafe owner and her delicious cinnamon rolls, so he decided to stay.  And since his tail was plump and curled up like a cinnamon roll, she decided to call him Cinnamoroll. Sweet little Cinnamoroll was instantly popular with the customers, and soon became Cafe Cinnamon's official mascot. Now, when he's not napping on the cafe terrence, you can find Cinnamoroll flying around town looking for fun, new adventures with his friends, Chiffon, Mocha, Expresso, Cappuchinno, and of course, little Milk! His birthday is March 6th.

Keroppi lives with his brother, sister and parents in a big house on the edge of Donut Pond, the largest and bluest pond around. Keroppi and his friends share his love for baseball and boomerangs. Most often he is seen with his little snail friend Den Den, always tagging along a little behind.

My Melody’s friendly rival is a tomboy who loves making mischief and causing trouble! Although she may look tough, she is actually very girly and is attracted to good-looking guys! Kuromi enjoys writing in her diary and is hooked on romantic short-stories. Her favorite color is black and her favorite food is shallots. Fittingly, her birthday is October 31st.

Pochacco is the most popular purebred in the neighborhood. This sports-minded pup is the best three-on-three basketball player on the playground and a not-so-shabby soccer goalie, too. He’s a real original—how many vegetarian canines do you know? Pochacco loves carrots but banana ice cream is his all-time favorite!

Pandapple is a boy panda who absolutely LOVES apples! He feels the most relaxed when he is seated in his apple chair in his apple-scented house. Pandapple is always playing with his pet caterpillar Imomushi. He is happy and cheerful, but when it comes to apples, he can be a little picky.

Born in the South Pole, TuxedoSam is a roly-poly penguin who speaks both Penguinese and English. Due to his aristocratic background, you will always find TuxedoSam in a tux. He even boasts a collection of 365 bow-ties!