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Industry Overview: Music and Toys
"... Buzz in the industry and the press over the past few years, as to the benefits of early music exposure in developing children's brains..."
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Related Articles:

    Product Summary:
    
Musical CD's, Cassettes, Videos and
DVD's for the Younger Set
     Musical Toys Spotlight
     Nothing Like The Real Thing, Baby
  What the Experts Say:
     PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
    Side bar:
     Sing-Song: Music Makes Kids Smarter
 

Retailer's Viewpoint:
Grapevine on Video Games

Top Ten Computer Games:
A PC is Smarter Than a TV


TV Console Units and the Games Played On Them: TV on Steroids:
The Latest on Console Gaming 

What the Experts Say: Gaming Violence: The Jury's Still Out

What the Experts Say: Plush Toys Enhance Child Development

Retailer's Viewpoint: Retailers Weigh In On Plush

Product Summary:
Plush That's Good Enough to Eat


Past Present:
A Century of Plush


Side Bar:
Where Bears Are Born
 

Industry Licensing

The Lowdown on Licensing: ToyDirectory talks with Lucasfilm, McFarlane Toys, and Toys R Us for a view of the whole food-chain
By Tim Connolly

Let’s do a word problem: If the toy industry is a 25-billion-dollar-a-year business, with licensed product making up over a third of that figure, how long will it take a train traveling 60mph to reach Omaha with a boxcar full of SpongeBob SquarePants® dolls?


Side Bar: LucasFilm's President of Licensing Howard Roffman Takes You Behind the Scenes of a Licensing Blockbuster.

Cool Company


After a Century, They're Still Playing the Same Tune
By Kris Decker

In 1872, German-born immigrant Albert Schoenhut fashioned a toy piano for his landlord's daughter. At the time, he probably never imagined one of his creations would be played in a venue like Carnegie Hall...


Real Retailer
 


Joseph-Beth Booksellers

By Timothy Dickey


In 1986, Neil and Mary Beth Van Uum opened the first Joseph Beth Bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky. Today, the Joseph Beth Group consists of six independent bookstores in three states.

The New, the Hot and the Unusual


More Than Just a Baby Blanket
By Bryan Miller

Durable. Practical. Loveable. The Original Gingerbee™ from Ginger Magnolia is more than just a baby lap blanket
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A Crafty Mix of Chance and Skill
By Timothy Dickey
Winner of a Silver Medal at the 2002 Annual Inventor's Congress, the game Boxum has been building a small frenzy of interest at toy shows around the country...
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Baby Einstein On-Line
By Scott Ferguson
Baby Einstein™ announced in August 2002 the launch of its new business-to-business online store created especially for “Mom and Pop” retailers carrying developmental and discovery books and toys for children... Full Text

Commentary

The ToyDirectory Mom:
By Hollie Bethany


It's almost Saint Nicholas Tag, so dust off your wooden shoes and set them by the door.
 
Huh?
Yes Virginia, Santa does things a little differently in Europe. Over there, kids don’t wait by the chimney on Christmas Eve, but by the door on December 6th, Saint Nicholas’ Feast day...




 

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