Hello Kitty lovers, grab a writing implement from your Hello Kitty pencil case, and mark your calendars. The first large-scale exhibition of objects from the Sanrio archives and original art ...

Looking for what she calls a "slumber party" purse at the Sanrio store in New York's Times Square, Lisa Mejia, 29, proclaims, "I like Hello Kitty!" Maybe it's because they're the same age?