Czech cartoon mole Krtek, popular in communist Europe for decades, wants to move into the $21B U.S. toy market with the help of Apple (AAPL), reports Bloomberg. The launch of the stuffed-animal ...

The world of children’s literature has transformed and adapted with the times, but one cannot help but feel that pang of warm nostalgia whenever confronted with a character embodiment of youth.

Released between 1957 and ’75, these shorts by Czech animator Zdenek Miler star Krtek the Mole, a character created to educate young Soviets about how flax is processed. We need to be upfront with you ...

Zdenek Miler, the creator of the Czech cartoon character Krtek (the Mole), which entertained children around the world for more than half a century, has died at the age of 90. Miler, an illustrator ...

When astronaut Andrew Feustel blasts off for the International Space Station in April, he'll be taking along a special friend: a Czech toy called Krtek the Little Mole. WSJ's Leos Rousek reports from ...