All Scoops by Maxine Bahns in Every City

Alternative Apparel has perfected the burnout tee and makes it in every shape and size—including tunics ($45) that work great for expecting moms, and adorable crew tees for babies and toddlers ($20). alternativeapparel.com

Usborne's huge collection of Touchy-Feely books allow babies to explore tactile sensations like stickiness and bumpiness, without creating choking hazards. Available at barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com.

Leave it to a South African company to make the coolest Bohemian-funk kids' clothes we've ever seen—and to have the good graces to sell them at wonderfully affordable prices. We only wish their tunics came in grownup sizes. Naartjie.com