A cream crescent in long, slightly rumpled pile, with a stitched smile low on the inner curve and two taupe corduroy feet poking out beneath the bottom horn. The open middle of the crescent is the exact shape a forearm slides into, which is why this one gets carried around the house instead of left on the bed.

We stock the Medium. Jellycat's size chart puts it at 9.1 inches tall, and the spec sheet lists 10.6 x 7.1 x 3.1 inches, built in polyester and cotton over a polyester fiber and PE bean filling so the crescent holds its shape rather than folding flat. The eyes are the hard safety kind and the brand rates it suitable from birth. Jellycat also makes this character in a Huge, which we do not carry.

Jellycat writes the Moon as a compulsive singer with wide taste and a weakness for disco, forever duetting with Amuseables Ukulele. For its daytime opposite, take Amuseables Sun. One warning about the name: Amuseables Moon Cactus is a different character altogether, a potted plant rather than a moon.