Book Buddy

It's a book, it's a toy, it's a pocketed pillow... no, it's the Running Press Book Buddy (Running Press, $14.95, ISBN 1-56138-655-3) by Penny Dann. Soft and cuddly, with thin, striped arms and legs just right for little hands to grasp, this cloth book contains eight fabric pages celebrating the magic of books (total text: ``Together we can look and find/ laugh and sing/ play and share/ read and dream.'' The inside back cover is a cushy pillow cum pocket, just the right size to hold the matching Little Book Buddies- Bump!, Shhh!, Splash! and Yum! ($5.95 each, -669-3; -670-7; -671-5; -672-3)-miniature books in the same cloth format, minus the legs and arms. Ages 3 mos.-3 yrs. (Oct.)