City Sprouts is the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best toy store and best clothing store for kids in St. Louis!

Hip, urban parents frequent City Sprouts, a "coochy-cool" children's boutique, located in the city's historic U-City Loop neighborhood and owned by two sisters.

The store's inventory includes kid gear, baby gifts, fashionable clothing, and bedding from Dwellbaby. Unique educational toys and books, as well as nursery and "big kid" room furniture and décor, round out the offerings at this colorful store.

CooperElla Children's Boutique is owned and operated by Stacy Davis, a mom to three children. The venue has a sister operation - CooperElla Children's Cafe - located right around the corner.

The boutique carries eclectic, adorably cute and fashionable merchandise created by clothing designers, international artisans, and local moms. The store also stocks kids' furniture, baby gear, and bedding.

A family-run store, Lewis of London features baby and children's furniture, linens, and accessories. Furniture that grows with children - cribs that change to "big kid" beds or changing tables that change to desks - are the store's specialty.

Locals frequent the store as much for the great selection as for the great customer service and warm, personal atmosphere. Services include baby registries, free gift wrapping, and professional delivery and set-up of furniture throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

A trip to Pottery Barn Kids is catalog shopping brought to life. The store offers parents every accessory a stylish child's room demands.

Furniture, bedding, rugs, curtains, and other must-haves fill the store with candy-colored perfection. We like the collection of simple wooden kids' toys - they're pricey, but they're well made and attractive enough to be left out when company comes.

A trip to Pottery Barn Kids is catalog shopping brought to life. The store offers parents every accessory a stylish child's room demands.

Furniture, bedding, rugs, curtains, and other must-haves fill the store with candy-colored perfection. We like the collection of simple wooden kids' toys - they're pricey, but they're well made and attractive enough to be left out when company comes.

A designer resale boutique, the Purple Cow sells children's clothing, maternity wear, furniture, kid gear, and sales samples. Parents love the personable service; kids love looking like a million bucks for the price of, well, just a couple.

Simply Silhouettes offers an extensive collection of custom-designed silhouette products that offer a unique way to preserve the priceless moments of childhood. The recently-launched web-based business is one of the first to take this traditional art form and give it a modern edge. The child, family and pet silhouette portraits are created with classic styling, handcrafted warmth, and a touch of elegant whimsy. Products include prints, canvases, clothing, stationery sets, paperweights, gift items, jewelry, tote bags, and even wrapping paper.

Two moms - friends and neighbors - brainstormed a way for pint-sized adventurers to find a little space of their own without tearing up living rooms all over the country.

TeePeeforMe is the result - a line of 21 styles of teepees including indoor and outdoor styles and coordinating accessories: tote bags, play mats, pillows, and personalized signs. High quality fabrics come in fun patterns (like Monkey Business, Wild West Red, and Princess Paisley) and the poles are made from durable PVC. The teepees come fully assembled and store easily.

And since the open teepee stands 5.5 ft tall and is 5 feet wide on each side, there's room for parents to play, too!

Wall Words is an online resource for pre-pasted and pre-spaced transfer letters for painted walls, wallpaper, windows, mirrors, furniture, and metal. The words or phrases come in numerous fonts, sizes, and colors to match decor or mood, and you can choose from a variety of existing quotes or customize your own. The easy-to-apply format makes this a winning (and, frankly, genius) alternative to handpainting on the walls!

Kids Kuts are perfect for nurseries or playrooms, and the seven strong words packages help to create a space to underscore family values or set the right tone (think words like creative, dream, miracles, adventure, knowledge.)

For no-adults-allowed spaces or places, choose from 180 options to create a kids seven life words package for walls, stairs, lunchboxes, or wherever the kids hang out.

Even holiday words are available for December decorating!