Rory McGloin


Alum Roars into Children’s Toy Market with Colorful Plush Dinosaurs, Plans for Complementary Books

UConn Today – As a UConn student, Lyla Andrick ’24 (CAHNR) created about 2,000 brightly colored dinosaur stuffed animals in her dorm room, while also juggling schoolwork and a job at a veterinary clinic.

The plush animals have become so popular that the small New England boutiques where they are sold can’t keep them on the shelves.

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