November 2007 New Toys — All

BlankCapey by PITTER PATTER COLLECTIONS INC.

The hooded blanket features super soft cotton minky on one side and bamboo or cotton fabric on the other. The organic, solid-color blanket can be used as a swaddler for infants, a snuggly blanket for toddlers and as an imagination-inspiring cape for children as old as six. 10/11/2007 (Price: $158.00)

Organic Collection – Bamboo by PITTER PATTER COLLECTIONS INC.

Pitter Patter Organic Collections are sold as four-piece crib sets. The sets include a four-sided elastic sheet, a tummy-time blanket, a 16” drop skirt and a bumper in four separate zippered pieces for easy washing. Other varieties in the Organic Collection include Lotus and Mandala. 10/11/2007 (Price: $772.00)

Rainbow In My Room™ by UNCLE MILTON INDUSTRIES INC.

This device projects a brilliant rainbow right into one’s very own room. High-powered LEDs in a matrix of seven colors produce the rainbow image. A window prism disk is also included so that users can create natural rainbows using natural sunlight from outside. 10/11/2007 (Price: $29.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Spiral Ball by POOF-SLINKY INC.

In this action-packed game of skill and precision, player use the spring-loaded shooter to launch marble up the spiral ramp and towards the targets. The marble then rolls down into the correct point slot, helping players keep score. The target shooter is fully enclosed, making it safe for play indoors. Launch date: January 2008. 10/11/2007 (Price: $27.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Rainbow Zipper Messenger Bag by FASHION ANGELS

The front flap of the messenger bag is made of fully functional zippers. Unzip one for a more modest look, or unzip them all for a flashy flapper style. Launch date: 2006. 10/11/2007 (Price: $24.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Celestial Globe by FASCINATIONS

The Celestial Globe appears as Earth when in lit surroundings, and appears as a representation of the night sky when in dark surroundings. An advanced optical sensor automatically activates a beautifully illustrated constellation display as the room darkens. It is powered by a UL listed, low-voltage wall adapter. Launch date: 2007. 10/11/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Word by OUT OF THE BOX PUBLISHING

Players quickly search for words while single and double letter cards are dealt on the table. The first player to call out a word using at least three cards wins those cards. This product is a Canada Toy Testing Council Three Star Award and Games Magazine 100 Word Game of the Year Award winner. 10/11/2007 (Price: $5.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

#18 Classic Red Wagon by RADIO FLYER

The large steel wagon measures 36" x 17-1/2" x 4-1/2". It features “no-scratch” edges to keep fingers safe, a controlled turning radius to prevent tipping, an extra-long handle that makes pulling easy and folds under for easy storage and durable steel wheels with real rubber tires. This product is a Parents Magazine Toy Hall of Fame Award winner. 10/11/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Ralph S. Mouse…and More Exciting Animal Adventure Stories by SCHOLASTIC

The 85-minute DVD is full of live action and dimensional animation. Also included are two other stories: Uncle Elephant and Stanley and the Dinosaurs. This product is a winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video. Launch date: September 25, 2007. 10/11/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Blanket Full of Love by STARRYTIME KEEPSAKES LTD.

The 28-page personalized book features the child’s name throughout the book, with exceptional care taken to effectively creating rhymes for every name. Choose from 42 illustrations to most accurately resemble the intended child, and choose the color of the blanket itself. A personalized blanket is also available separately. This product is an iParenting Media Award and Family Choice Award winner. 10/11/2007 (Price: $49.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Lickety-Split by KIDS CAN PRESS

This book is a side-splitting smorgasbord of sights and sounds written by Robert Heidbreder and illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Readers can tag along as the hero trips the rhyme fantastic and spins a tongue-twisting tall tale for his heroine. He ziggity-zags, clickity-clacks, skippity-skips and zippity-zooms from one adventure to the next. 10/11/2007 (Price: $15.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Chester by KIDS CAN PRESS

In this book, author Mélanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Mélanie's cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and covers the pages with rewrites from his red marker. Mélanie and her mouse won't take Chester's antics lying down. And Chester is obviously a creative powerhouse with confidence to spare. Where will this war of the picture-book makers lead? Is it a one-way ticket to Chesterville, or will Mélanie get her mouse production off the ground? 10/11/2007 (Price: $16.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mrs. Marlowe's Mice by KIDS CAN PRESS

Mrs. Eleanor Marlowe is young widow who works at Purrington Street Library with her fellow cats and lives in an apartment by herself — not counting the extended family of mice who secretly live with her. But harboring mice is a serious offence in Cat City. Neighbors wonder why Mrs. Marlowe never invites anyone over for catnip tea, and the mice wonder if she's fattening them up for the kill. When officers from the Department of Catland Security show up, can Mrs. Marlowe outwit the police and save her mice? 10/11/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by KIDS CAN PRESS

Young Kate Millet is the model for the painting John Singer Sargent is working on in her parents' garden. But when one of her father's friends arrives with his two daughters, Sargent decides to use them instead. Kate is devastated. Based on numerous letters and recollections from the period, Hugh Brewster's story describes Kate's disappointment, the painter’s difficulties through the long artistic process, Kate's reconciliation with him and how she is immortalized on canvas after all. It is illustrated with more than 35 of Sargent's paintings and sketches. 10/11/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Who Likes the Rain? by KIDS CAN PRESS

Rain makes puddles, helps birds clean their feathers and brings out snails and worms. But what is rain? And how does it transform the world? With movement and color, this book invites children to explore their world with delight and curiosity, as it explains the science of rain and related topics. Readers will discover why rain falls, what raindrops look like, why the air smells different after a rain and much more. It is written by Etta Kaner and illustrated by Marie Lafrance. 10/11/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Faceless Fiend by KIDS CAN PRESS

Pioneering aviatrix Emmaline and her bouncy pilot, Rubberbones, are safe from the headmistresses and monsters of St. Grimelda's School for the time being. But now, a ruthless master criminal known as the Faceless Fiend wants to kidnap their haughty houseguest, Princess Purnah. With help, Emmaline and Rubberbones devise a bold, clever and completely insane escape plan — and things get worse. Readers will follow desperate chases, food fights, ridiculous costumes, balloons over London and more in this book written by Howard Whitehouse and illustrated by Bill Slavin. 10/11/2007 (Price: $16.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

For Now by KIDS CAN PRESS

In this novel by Gayle Friesen, Jes desperately needs something solid to hold onto. Romance is stalled for her, and her stepsister, the beautiful and seemingly well-adjusted Angela, is clearly a favorite, at home. When Jes's mother announces she is pregnant and the new baby will need a bedroom, Jes knows it won't be Angela who moves. The biggest uncertainty in Jes’s life is love. It’s never predictable, always confusing and may hurt sometimes. But, as she begins to see, no one ever gives up on it. 10/11/2007 (Price: $16.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas by HIT ENTERTAINMENT

In this collection of seasonal favorites, viewers will experience firsthand the joy and magic the holiday season brings to the Island of Sodor. They can see if Percy’s snow-covered face tricks James and the other engines into thinking they’ve seen Jack Frost, and cheer on Thomas, Harold, Percy and Terence as they shovel out stranded villagers just in time for Christmas. Launch date: October 23, 2007. 10/11/2007 (Price: $14.98)

AT-43 Dragonov Kommandoes Attachment Box by RACKHAM

This set includes one officer with a Guass rifle and combat knife, one ATGauss gun bearer, two sniper gun bearers, one electronic warfare specialist with a Gauss rifle and combat knife, and one medic with a Gauss rifle and combat knife. 10/11/2007

Yellow Bear Rattle by SCRAPPERS INC.

This felt rattle measures 10 cm across and is handcrafted in Petone, New Zealand by Rachelle Dempsey. 10/11/2007

The Wiggles Getting Strong! by KOCH ENTERTAINMENT

This 33-track CD, featuring musical artists Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Sam Moran, includes songs related to health and physical development as well as language and literacy. Tracks include “Follow the Leader,” “The Sporting Salsa” and “Konnichi Wa Everybody.” 10/11/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Strawberry Shortcake™ Let's Dance by KOCH ENTERTAINMENT

This CD features 16 all-new songs including “Get the Moves,” “The Berry Blossom Festival” and “Strawberry Shake Sing and Dance-Along.” 10/11/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Toddlin' Tunes: Sing-Along With Cathy Bollinger by RIVANNA MUSIC

This sing-along album with music therapist Cathy Bollinger presents old favorites in unique arrangements, introducing children to new words, sounds, instruments and musical styles. It includes jazz, acappella and Irish fiddle lilts, and received a 2005 Parents’ Choice Silver Award. 10/11/2007 (Price: $15.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Spin & Match: Fun on the Farm by LEARNING WRAP-UPS INC.

This 66-page book includes three classic stories (“The Sky is Falling,” “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse” and “The Three Little Rabbits”) at a first grade level and allows students to read three pages and then answer questions about what they just read. They answer by turning the multi-colored spinners built in to the back cover, and check their answers by turning the page to see if the colors match up. This hands-on activity does not contain loose pieces and is great for the classroom and at home. 10/11/2007 (Price: $12.99)

Learning Palette Reading Center Kit - Kindergarten by LEARNING WRAP-UPS INC.

This kit includes two Learning Palette bases and four sets of curriculum: Alphabet, Beginning Consonant Sounds, Rhyming Words, Beginning Vocabulary and Vowels. It is a fun, self-correcting system designed to help kids read at grade level and above. 1st Grade and 2nd Grade kits are also available, and each includes 12 cards and 12 challenges for 144 challenges in each set. 10/11/2007 (Price: $69.99)