With products that have won the 2004 Oppenheim Best Toy Gold Awards, Mudpuppy Press introduces a new line of puzzles called Turn and Learn. These 4-piece, 2-sided puzzles combine to form a picture with its spelling underneath. Teach your children to spell common items in the house and neighborhood, as well as different animals and colors! Turn & Learn won the 2004 Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products award.

Erick Carle books are a "very" important part of the preschooler's library. Now kids can arrange and rearrange 9 blocks to form the eponymous characters from five different Eric Carle "Very" books: "The Very Quiet Cricket," "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "The Very Lonely Firely," "The Very Clumspy Click Beetle," and "The Very Busy Spider" ... plus a friendly sun. There are 9 2-inch cubes to use as buildingblocks or to form 6 different puzzle pictures, all packaged in a sturdy box with a sliding drawer. (Read Review)

When kids rotate the Solar System "Around and About" Learning Wheel to align die-cut windows, they reveal cool facts underneath. Is Plut really a planet? They can have fun with the universise with this portable reference tool. It includes a storage pouch with string closure.

Kids can be the playwright, design the sets, collect the props, make the costumes, and put on a show in their very own theatre. With more than 50 reusable stickers to choose from, they can perform “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” not to mention all the shows they’ll make up themselves. The Fairytale Theatre Playscene, with illustrations by Kerri Smith, is portable too – just fold-up the playing board, grab the handle and go. All the stickers are tucked neatly inside, just waiting for the next big performance. And because the Playscene was created in association with Literally Alive Children’s Theatre, kids can go to their Web site to download all kinds of fun extras, such as scripts, show posters, backstage forms and theatre games. The producers will even answer kids’ questions about theater. The Fairytale Theatre Playscene won the Parents Choice Approved Award and The Oppenheim Gold Award for 2006.

This 100-piece puzzle is based on the book “Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris” and features King Tutankhamen’s gold funeral mask, hieroglyphics, archaeologists, pyramids, the hook and flail of Upper and Lower Egypt, papyrus, the eye of Hora, and a map. It received the 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award and the 2005 iParenting Greatest Products Award.

This portable playing board features a handle and comes with more than 50 vinyl stickers — including animals, camping equipment, trees and more — so that kids can create a new scene every time.

This portable playing board features a handle and comes with more than 50 vinyl stickers — including horses, trees, butterflies and more — so that kids can create a new scene every time. Launch date: Spring 2007.

Kids can learn the alphabet with Clare Beaton’s animals ABCs. Each letter of the alphabet is paired with an animal and the back of the cards show the upper and lowercase letters, as well as other words that being with that letter. Children can find specific letters or spread the cards out and put them in order. Launch date: Spring 2007.

Each card on this 26-card ring contains an image and a corresponding word in French, with the English word on the other side. Children can use the cards as flash cards or spread them out and practice sorting skills while reading the words out loud. They can sort by color or by type of object, for example. Launch date: Spring 2007.

Each card on this 25-card ring contains an image of a mode of transportation, along with the word. The back of the cards features observation questions to encourage reading, critical thinking and counting skills. Launch date: Spring 2007.

This 128-page journal includes a daily camp diary, an organizer, a place to record favorites and keep photos and keepsakes, sections for addresses and autographs, and much, much more. Launch date: Spring 2007.

This fun set includes 20 sheets of stationery, 20 envelopes and 30 stickers. It features greenery, horses and other animals. Launch date: Spring 2007.

This fun set includes 20 sheets of stationery, 20 envelopes and 30 stickers. It features animal characters, the woods and camping scenes. Launch date: Spring 2007.

The Languages “Around and About” Learning Wheel is the latest release from the Mudpuppy Press “Around and About” Learning Wheel series. This Languages Learning Wheel teaches kids common words in Spanish, French, Italian and German. Like the other wheels in the series, this new wheel is designed for easy transport and traveling fun. The die-cut wheel measures 10" in diameter.
― Tom England, owner of Dancing Bear Toys & Gifts in Frederick, Md., told TDmonthly in spring 2007 that he likes working with Mudpuppy Press for their “quality of products and uniqueness.”

Kids can create their own crazy robots with Muduppy's Robots Magnetic Action Figures. Pablo Bernasconi has illustrated four background scenes and three pages of anthropomorphic robot parts and accessories. The kit contains over 35 magnets, packaged in a hinged tin box that measures 7-7/8" x 6-3/10" x 1". The three sheets of magnets include the robot dolls, clothes and accessories. Two, two-sided cards provide background images. The magnets adhere to the tin for compact, portable fun. The product is printed with nontoxic inks. The company's line of magnetic figures received a 2007 iParenting Media Award. Launch date: June 2008. Display Ideas: Keep a variety and mix the stock. There should always be special setups and endcaps with a mix of formats and themes to get shoppers of one or two styles to consider something new.

Kids can color these 24-piece, two-sided jigsaw puzzles with the five jumbo wipe-off crayons that are included in the sturdy sliding drawer box. Or, they can flip over the pieces over and assemble the pre-colored pieces to see the same scene. Launch date: August 2008.

This colorful tin box comes with three sheets of mermaid-themed magnets, including three dolls plus clothing and accessories, and two cards with background images on both sides. The product is printed with nontoxic ink, and the tin measures 7-7/8” x 6 3/10” x 1”.
— “Magnetic paper dolls from Mudpuppy,” are the best-selling travel toy at Twirl in Taos, N.M. “I sold 32 last month,” Owner Molly McMullin told TDmonthly in March 2009.
— Three of 64 retailers named Mudpuppy magnetic sets as top sellers for travel in spring 2009.

These heavy cardboard banks have a metal clasp, a color-coordination padlock and two keys — they don't have to be smashed to make a withdrawal. Each bank has three slots so the money can be sorted into Spend, Save and Share compartments. The bank measures 4" high x 4.5" in diameter. The product is printed with nontoxic inks and CE tested to ensure safety. Launch date: February 2009.

The Car Crazy Floor Puzzle is packaged in a sturdy, stackable box. The product features 24 jumbo pieces and a colorful rope handle. Puzzle dimensions are 24" x 36". Box dimensions are 8" x 3.5".

This 24-piece, two-sided puzzle has a sturdy 5.5" x 9.75" x 2.75" sliding drawer box. It features a full-color front and black-line reverse and includes five wipe-off crayons. The completed puzzle measures 10" x 15". It is printed with non-toxic inks and CE tested for safety, and the puzzle greyboard contains 90-percent recycled paper.

Mudpuppy 42-piece puzzles measure 16" square when assembled. The pieces are packed in a sturdy, 5" cube box with a colorful rope handle and are CE and ASTM tested to ensure safety. The puzzle's greyboard is made of 90-percent recycled paper, and the packaging is 70-percent recycled paper and printed with non-toxic, soy-based inks. Mudpuppy Press Public Relations Assistant Shanya Lewis told TDmonthly, "With themes like robots, princesses, cars, animals and classic characters like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the Rainbow Fish, Mudpuppy 42-piece Puzzles make great gifts!"
— Kristin Dolle, manager of Playthings Toy Shoppe in Louisville, Ky., said that puzzles from MudPuppy were a best-seller in the category.

The 63 pieces form an 18" x 14" jigsaw puzzle and fit into a 6"-high, 5"-diameter cylindrical canister with a colorful rope handle. The Monsters puzzle greyboard contains 90-percent recycled paper and its packaging contains a minimum of 70-percent recycled paper. All materials are printed with non-toxic, soy-based inks, and CE and ASTM tested for safety.

This rectangular 100-piece puzzle measures 18" x 12" when complete. Mudpuppy's 100-piece puzzles come in a hinged storage tin. Mudpuppy Press Public Relations Assistant Shanya Lewis told TDmonthly, "The artwork is great and the puzzles are fun!"

The fronts of the 26 colorful cards from the Under the Sea set feature marine life illustrations from Janell Genovese. The backs of the cards include facts about the animals so kids can learn on the go.
— Laurie of Double Bugs liked that the flash cards encourage thinking and imagination. She said, “My boys have a blast with these and even made the animal noises to match.”
— Dee from Two of a kind, working on a full house found that within a week her son was remembering what he learned from the flash cards. She felt this would give him an advantage when he started preschool.

Assembled to a finished size of 18” x 12”, this 100-piece puzzle is home to a host of silly, grinning monsters. The puzzle is printed with non-toxic, soy-based ink on 90-percent recycled board, and comes in a reusable storage tin illustrated with the featured image.
― “Mudpuppy is a strong brand for us,” Diana Nelson, owner of Kazoo & Company in Denver, Colo., told TDmonthly during a summer 2010 survey on best-selling puzzles.
― During a June 2010 survey of 40 retailers, two retailers said Mudpuppy is their top-selling puzzle brand.