Adele Jedynak makes monkey sounds to a group of kids who are steps away from playing Sock Monkey bowling and plush-primate parachuting. It's all part of the Sock Monkey Madness Festival, the eighth ...

So one day I saw a cute-as-a-button toy sock monkey for sale in a gift shop and I just wanted to take it home, name it George, and introduce it to a man in a yellow hat. And though it had a reasonable ...

Sock monkeys, the red-mouthed, yarn-topped toys with a wide smile, were born during the Great Depression and handcrafted for the working class.... (Sock) Monkey Business: A Festival For Iconic Toy ...