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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Form S-8 pertaining to the eToys Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
the eToys Inc. 1999 Directors Stock Option Plan, the eToys Inc. 1999 Stock
Option Plan, the eToys Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan and the BabyCenter, Inc.
1997 Stock Option Plan in the related Prospectuses of our report dated
April 26, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
eToys Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
March 31, 2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 1, 2000
