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38-year-old Niki Coffman adopted her son, Archer, when she couldn’t have kids due to her health condition. His birth mom, KKay, couldn’t care for him at the time, and she had to make the difficult decision to give Archie up for adoption.

As a white mom with a black son, Niki has always been especially aware of representation when it comes to children’s toys, books, and games. She even reached out to several companies to let them know that they could use some more diversity in their items. “I knew how important it would be for us to make sure that he could see himself,” she said.

Fisher-Price caught the mom’s attention with their “Little People” collection. Niki felt that they might suit her requirements with their wide-ranging representation of different appearances and abilities. However, she still couldn’t find a figurine (小雕像) that looked exactly like her son. So she wrote to Fisher-Price,first thanked them for the work they were doing and then left a P.S. that said something like: “If you ever decided to design a Little Person with brown skin and red hair, please let us know.”

Gary Weber, the brand’s Vice President of Design, reached out to her with a special message. “Your story has been shared with everyone who worked on the Little People figures you mentioned,” he wrote. “You and Archer have inspired us! We know that when kids play with Little People they are playing out scenarios (场景) they see in the world around them, and feeling like they are a part of that world is critical.” Next, the company sent Niki and her son an incredible gift. A box full of Little People figurines that looked exactly like Archer turned up at their door!

Archer was excited after seeing the gift. “I got an Archer Army,” he said.