"Those early morning cries, 'I want my Eli' are not getting any easier to hear."
"It may mean sleepless nights. It may mean an upset child for days or even weeks,"she said.
"When it is a very loved toy, they know that toy in a detail an adult may not even see,"she said.
"There is that collective understanding of the importance of all the 'Eli the elephants' for young children."