My Best Sellers: Pufferbellies Toys & Books At Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children in downtown Staunton, Va., customers can find a distinctive blend of the “good old days” along with some fresh and innovative toys...
11/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Book Expert With this batch of children’s titles, TDmonthly Magazine’s Book Expert got a thorough introduction to the art of origami and learned some fascinating facts about obscure animals. See how she liked them below...
9/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Book Expert From the beehive to the faeries’ workshop, TDmonthly Magazine’s Book Expert had no opportunity for boredom with this adventuresome and educational set of books. Read on to find out how she and her young audience liked each title...
8/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Book Expert Sibling mice Benny and Penny made a favorable — and humorous — impression on TDmonthly Magazine’s Book Expert and the kids she read to. The reviewers also enjoyed an environmentally centered, educational board book...
7/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Book Expert This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Book Expert followed a pirate on a search for his peg leg, watched as the whimsical kiss of a mother blew around the world, and learned that imaginary gardens can be as inspirational as the real thing...
6/1/2009
Holiday Preview - Books Pleasant picture books for babies, Jonas Brothers diaries for tweens and good ol’ story books give kids of all ages a reason to curl up and read (or write!) this winter. See some of the latest launches below...
5/1/2009
Bye Bye Monster Banishes Fears for Some TDmonthly Magazine’s Early Elementary Roundtable tried Your Thyme Inc.’s Bye Bye Monster Gift Set to soothe bedtime fears...
4/1/2009
Toys in the News: 2-27-09 Marvel's beloved superhero Spider-Man will soon have a new stage on which to strut his stuff. "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" will debut at NYC's Hilton Theatre Feb. 18, 2010...
2/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Top-10 Most-Wanted Books In November 2008, TDmonthly surveyed retailers across the country about their sales of books for kids, young adults and teens...
1/1/2009
TDmonthly’s Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what kids have to say about them...
11/1/2008
Karito Kids Provide Health and Homes for Children KidsGive makes dolls and books that represent girls and cultures around the world. It’s also a children’s charity and the result of a vision shared by Co-founders Laura Rangel, president, and her friend Lisa Steen Proctor, COO...
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
8/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. Each month, children's book author Amy Downing reads new titles to children.....
7/1/2008
June Staff Picks: Crafts and Critters Start summer off on the right foot by exploring new products and prepping your mind (and budget) for those ever-important holiday orders...
6/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. Each month, children's book author Amy Downing reads new titles to children, gives her educated opinion on positioning and sales to TDmonthly Magazine readers.....
6/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
5/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
4/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
3/1/2008
What’s to Read? How does Northland Printing’s story of a little girl who loses her crayon privileges stack up against one of Barron’s Educational Series’ Graphic Classics adventures?...
3/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
2/1/2008
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. Each month, children's book author Amy Downing reads new titles to children, gives her educated opinion on positioning and sales to TDmonthly Magazine readers, and rates them with 1 to 5 TDs (for TDmonthly!), with “5” as the highest rating...
1/1/2008
Animalations Makes Reading Sing It was a do-it-yourself approach that launched Animalations publishing house in fall 2005. When Author and Owner Patricia Derrick discovered that “book companies want you only if everyone does,” she made the decision to self-publish, she told TDmonthly Magazine...
Words and Music Expand Kids' Horizons Parents who don't want to send their kids to the high seas might appreciate a book or two that lets junior live the pirate's life...
1/1/2008
Preschool Roundtable: Stories Worth Hearing TDmonthly Magazine’s Preschool Roundtable enjoyed narration by Robert Guillaume and children in Confetti Enterprises’ multi-disk collections of fairy tales...
12/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
12/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, Amy Downing spends some time with Mother Goose, sees life through a Rat’s eyes, and more...
11/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, Amy Downing helped a little girl sleep soundly in a “big kid” bed, learned about sharing alongside Little Rabbit, opened up to artistic expression with dinosaur drawings, and much more...
10/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
9/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. This month, children's book author Dorothea DePrisco Wang grooves to some jazz, embarks on a robot adventure, searches for Santa with animal friends, and much more...
8/1/2007
H & T Imaginations Is More Than Plush Kids are supposed to eat right, play well and grow up to have healthy bodies and curious minds. Yet, so many of today’s toys are about having fast fingers and eyes...
8/1/2007
Writer Invests Self in All 4 Kidz Most writers know that being published involves getting an agent and suffering rejection and disappointment. But Angela E. Davis-Lewis of All 4 Kidz Enterprises avoided these traditional obstacles by creating her own publishing company...
8/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, children's book author Amy Downing tackled a crime in the late 1800s, took a colorful trip to a farmer’s market with a group of canine friends, explored career opportunities in a guide developed for kids, and more...
7/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert Each month, children's book author Dorothea DePrisco Wang reads new titles to kids, gives her educated opinion on positioning and sales...
6/1/2007
TDmonthly's Multimedia Expert TDmonthly Magazine’s Multimedia Expert has devoted her career to watching and listening to imaginative creations in a variety of media...
6/1/2007
It's Not Just a Story Whether it's story-hour in your store, or time-out at home, these new books and DVDs feature stories and lessons to keep kids in the know:...
6/1/2007
Preschoolers: Enthralled by Morality Most Roundtable participants were surprised by how strongly the moral dilemmas presented in a new set of books from All 4 Kidz affected their children, and how each book opened up a new series of discussions...
6/1/2007
Farmer's Hats Off to Bur Bur and Friends Like so many entrepreneurs, JoAnne Pastel was inspired to found her company, Farmer’s Hat Productions, when she noticed something missing in the marketplace...
6/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, Dorothea DePrisco Wang entered the gothic realm, watched pirates battle babysitting, and soothed children into naptime with a winter lullaby...
5/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, she listened to great art works, rhymed with Greg & Steve, polished her instant-messaging skills and more...
4/1/2007
Jandie Jams Adds Up Many parents might recognize Sandy Sartor’s dilemma: In an attempt to find educational resources for her small children that were more interesting than flash cards, she purchased a music CD designed to help them learn addition...
4/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert This month, Dorothea DePrisco Wang learned something new every day, spent some time with dark dinos, found secretive animals and more...
3/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say...
2/1/2007
Books: Supplementing Reading Bedtime reading is almost inevitable with Senario’s big plush Storybook Pillow that features favorite licensed characters in its soft fabric pages...
2/1/2007
Homeschooling Roundtable The homeschoolers got their hands into Kits for Crafts' "cookie" batter that winds up in the bathtub, and had their first experience with last year's Toy Fair sensation, PlayFoam by Educational Insights...
New and Small Imprints Get the Word Out More than a few newer or smaller book publishers are going the extra mile to make sure readers — and specialty retailers — get the best of their business...
1/1/2007
TDmonthly's Book Expert If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. Each month, children's book author Dorothea DePrisco Wang reads new titles...
A Youthful Look at Books A survey of 21 retailers across the nation revealed that these days, kids are doing more reading at a younger age...
12/1/2006
What a Tween Girl Wants.... According to CBS News, tween girls form the most powerful consumer group since the Baby Boom...
11/1/2006
TDmonthly's Book Expert In this issue of TDmonthly Magazine, Wang investigates dinosaur poop and samples twisted fairy tales...
11/1/2006
TDmonthly's Book Expert Dorothea DePrisco Wang is the author and creator of more than 40 books for children. Dorothea has 14 years in the publishing industry, beginning her career with Scholastic Inc...
What Does a Book Author Think of a Book? With almost 15 years of experience in the children's publishing industry, Dorothea Wang has a more critical eye than most...
8/1/2006
Do Judge a Book by Its Cover As holiday season 2006 nears, book publishers attempt to bring new products to market that will catch young readers’ eyes...
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Sales TDmonthly Magazine talked to more than 30 experts on children’s literature and found that the art of picture books is alive, well and selling better than ever...
“Indie” Books for Tweens There are lots of new books for tweens that follow mainstream tween book trends that may not yet have found their way into bookstores...
1/1/2006
Making Toys Makes for Double-Duty Fun Have you noticed the fuzz-blowing soft-animal-stuffing machines showing up in the cards and gifts section of the local mega-supermarket? It could be time to try something similar in your own shop by providing books and materials to host a creative happening...
12/1/2005
The Double-e Sisters and ee publishing elizabeth sills and elena patrice, two Virginia sisters, had always dreamed of having creative careers, working together and contributing to the “children’s world.”...
The Other Comic Books TDmonthly Magazine talked with publishers, distributors and store owners to find out how retailers can find those up-and-comers that will bring the fanboys — and family-conscious shoppers — back to their stores week in and week out...
9/1/2005
Graphic Novels Give Comics a Good Name Enter a major bookstore such as Borders or Barnes & Noble, and its "Graphic Novel" section may be as large as its "Mystery" or "Science Fiction" counterparts...
9/1/2005
Passing the Pencil: A Female Comics Writer Roundtable Comics have blossomed into a dual-gender art form, thanks mostly to the Japanese artists and writers who created the shojo manga books so popular with girls and young women...
9/1/2005
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: A Book Review by TDmonthly Staff In this, the sixth and penultimate installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry starts out in a much better position than the previous book. When last we left him, he was being called a fraud and a glory-hound. Basically, no one but his close friends believed in him, or the fact that Voldemort had returned...
8/1/2005
Changing the World, One Blobbiemorpher at a Time Jorge A. Tello Aliaga owns Pers, a new company with two lines of children’s books, four finalist children’s book awards and talk of an animated television show...
Read and Learn Reading is one of life’s great little pleasures...
6/1/2005
Five Minutes of Family Reading Time Sick of playing car bingo? Mini-mysteries offer a challenging diversion to keep families occupied while on the road...
Meltdown Comics: Selling To Collectors Known as the West Coast´s largest and most influential comics dealer, Sunset Strip-headquartered Meltdown Comics and Collectibles is only one of five southern California stores owned by Gaston Dominguez-Letelier and his partner. The Meltdown family of stores are delightful, singular shopping experiences...
12/1/2004
Five Science Books to Captivate a Child With the educational and science-related book category enjoying increased visibility and sales success, TDmonthly magazine takes a look this month at five all-ages titles that will entrance young readers with surprising perspectives, compelling narratives and timeless themes. The unifying thread, of course, is science...
12/1/2004
Books--A Child’s Learning Tool Learning new words, building confidence and exploring the world around them, nothing impacts a child’s learning like the magic of books. Reading with children stimulates their brain development and improves language skills, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics...
12/1/2004
Audio Books Excel Publishing Calling all golf fans! Excel Publishing introduces “The ABC’s of Golf Read-Along CD” by Susan Greene, a companion CD to the original book, “The ABC’s of Golf.” It is a wonderful way to make learning the alphabet fun with its sound effects and music. With educational rhymes...
10/1/2004
Books: Coloring & Activity Betty Lukens Learning Fun with Felt Activity books become educational when a child can interact with the characters themselves. A series of books by Betty Lukens Learning Fun with Felt teaches about many fun topics, such as, “Holidays & Seasons” and “Animals of the World.” These books encourage your...
10/1/2004
Books Dover Publication Struggle no longer with drawing figures with the aid of Dover Publication’s “ Anatomy and Perspective: The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing ” by Charles Oliver, an experienced art teacher. In this book, Oliver covers how to draw the human figure, anatomy, and perspective with the aid of...
9/1/2004
Celebrities and Children’s Books He may be most noted for his memorable role as “The Fonz,” from the classic “Happy Days” series, but children are now beginning to know Henry Winkler as the guy who co-authored the “cool” book entitled, “Day Of The Iguana” ($4.99)...
8/1/2004
BOOKS pKlutz, Inc. Googly Eyes is a fully photographic gallery of googly transformations -- common household objects turned into a flock of fabulous and quirky faces. Complete with 96 googly eyes in a variety of sizes, this clever little book will inspire you to look at the world in a whole...
8/1/2004
BOOKS Bluestocking Press By Richard Maybury and published by Bluestocking Press, “World War I: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You today, rev. ed” is a concisely written book that gives the reader a new perspective on wars and history with facts that are rarely mentioned elsewhere...
7/1/2004
Expressive Readers: Puppet Play Helps Kids Read Perhaps it was her memory of childhood that led graphic designer and illustrator Lisa LeLeu to connect kids with reading using creativity...
12/1/2003
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