A furry toy creature – the Furby – which speaks its very own language – is back on the top kids Christmas list this year.

The Furby – which sold tens of millions when it launched in 1998 – starts out speaking in a language called Furbish – and can learn another 24 languages.

Other top sellers are expected to be a Web shooting Spiderman, Twister Dance and – The Bat – the caped crusaders new vehicle which launches a Batman figure up to 10 feet in the air.

The toys go on sale in July while the a waiting list for the talking Furby opens in September.