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December 2008 New Specialty Toys — InteractiveThese additions to Aurora’s furry, loveable YooHoo line are 8" Sugar Glider, Panda, Penguin and Lesser Panda. Each cuddly plush character makes a distinctive and funny sound when its tummy is squeezed. Sugar Glider has pink wings attached to her tiny arms and tail, and makes a "whistle” sound). Lesser Panda features a pink and purple striped tail to match his pink button nose and purple body, and makes a “boing” sound. Panda makes a “giggle” noise when squeezed, and Penguin makes a “magical” noise. — “I would say it would be the YooHoo dolls from Aurora — by sheer quantity, our best seller in plush,” Jason Curtis, owner of Funtopia in Middletown, Calif., told TDmonthly in May 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21967 (added 12/29/2008) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Age Range: 2 to 7 SKU or Item #: 014681501114 Launch Date: November 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
The Naughty Monsters are portable time-out pillows in the form of friendly monsters. They include talking timers that allow parents to program the length of time the child should remain in time out. The child is to sit on the Naughty Monster while in time out. When time is up the monster will say, in a friendly monster voice, “You can get up now, but don’t be a Naughty Monster!” Launch date: November 15, 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21767 (added 12/12/2008) . Tracksters - 06 Dodge Charger SRT8 Police car From: 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC. Other products from 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC.
This high quality, 1:64-scale die-cast police car comes with a code that allows users to log onto the corresponding, interactive website. Once logged on, users get a garage and can fix up their cars and race them in the world of street racing, track racing and the dragstrip. The 06 Charger debuts in a limited edition. Launch date: February 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21562 (added 12/4/2008) . Kookeys - Brown Dog From: 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC. Other products from 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Age Range: 3 and up Launch Date: January 2007 Gender: Boys And Girls
KooKeys offers a line of plush animals with online, interactive digital counterparts known as the Virtual Koo. Each plush KooKey comes with a special key that unlocks the online world for children to explore, interact, play, and learn. Launch date: 2007. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21561 (added 12/4/2008) . Age Range: 2 and up SKU or Item #: 890240 Launch Date: March 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
This interactive plane guides a child through learning colors and shapes while having tons of fun. It has two play modes: Learn the Color and Shape and Find It! Kids play simply by inserting the plastic shapes into their slots. The infrared remote control, which works up to 12' away, can be used to bring the plane in for a landing. The plane vibrates, moves forward and backward, and plays melodies as it moves along. It also has red lights that blink randomly. The shape pieces and remote can be stored in the handy storage compartment in the nose of the plane. Jumbo Jet also has an automatic shut off. This product received a 2008 Seal of Excellence award from Creative Child Magazine. Launch date: March 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21323 (added 11/13/2008) . Berlitz Digital Interactive From: LANGENSCHEIDT PUBLISHING GROUP Other products from LANGENSCHEIDT PUBLISHING GROUP
From the #1 most respected name in language learning, Berlitz Interactive provides three easy ways to learn a new language: on your PC, in your car, or on the go. Inside, the best-selling Berlitz Guaranteed all-audio course provide the foundations of conversation and everyday language. Add to that the acclaimed Berlitz Word Traveler™ game, currently available only as in-flight entertainment on major international airlines, including Lufthansa, China Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. For the first time ever this language learning game will be available as a consumer CD-ROM inside this Berlitz Interactive program. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21247 (added 11/10/2008) . Globes in a Box From: LANGENSCHEIDT PUBLISHING GROUP Other products from LANGENSCHEIDT PUBLISHING GROUP
Including everything you need to create your own unique models of our world, this kit features a globe stand and a CD with a variety of map projections that can be printed out on adhesive inkjet paper (included) to be cut and placed on the globe. A 64 page, full-color project book offers comprehensive instructions and information about how maps are made and additional globe-related projects, including how to make “origami globes.” The book also tells the story of how our world was made and takes you on an entertaining voyage around the planet. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21246 (added 11/10/2008) . Age Range: 12 and up Launch Date: March 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
Each player receives a card that lists three secret challenges to be carried out during the play period in front of other players without getting caught. With family or during a party, players then try to expose other players in order to win. The small box takes up little counter space and is easy to take along. Launch date: March 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21050 (added 10/27/2008) . This fluffy white horse comes with a special code kids can use to access Webkinz World online. — Kathy Mabry, owner of The Village Toy Shop in North Easton, Mass., told TDmonthly that Webkinz continue to be a top seller for her store. She reported sales of hundreds every month in early fall 2008. — “Ganz’s Webkinz — they're still selling well here,” said Linda Laramy, owner of Cracker Jacks in Easton, Md., when asked about best-selling items for tweens. “They’re still very popular.” — Webkinz was on the top-10 best-seller list at Pun’s Toy Store in Bryn Mawr, Pa., in October 2008. “Although not the sellers they were before, they still present the greatest play value in our industry,” Owner Joe Berardoni, Sr., said. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 20608 (added 9/19/2008) . This striped character comes with an Internet access code that gives kids the freedom to explore Webkinz World online with the virtual equivalent of the plush pet. The tiger’s special item in the virtual world is a rock ledge bed. — “Webkinz are still selling,” Owner Randy Austin of The Gifted Child in Lenox, Mass., told TDmonthly in summer 2008. — “We move probably 100 to 150 per month,” William Meredith, owner of Learning Express in Cary, N.C., told TDmonthly in August 2008. — Twenty percent of 64 retailers named Webkinz as their top-selling collectible toy in summer 2008. Six of 63 retailers named Webkinz as their overall best seller in September 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 20417 (added 9/8/2008) . Kookeys Plush Monkey From: 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC. Other products from 10VOX ENTERTAINMENT INC.
KooKeys offers a line of plush animals with online, interactive digital counterparts known as the Virtual Koo. Each plush KooKey comes with a special key that unlocks the online world for children to explore, interact, play, and learn. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 20400 (added 9/4/2008) .
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