August 2010 Notable Toys — All

Gorgeous fabrics and details make this sea beauty sparkle. Streaked with lime-green highlights, her lilac tresses coordinate with her embroidered eyes. She shimmers from her clamshell hair accessory and choker to the tip of her organza tail. Maya measures approximately 13" tall.

This purple party frock fits the Groovy Girls dolls for imaginative dress-up play.

The Strobotop™ LightPhase Animator is a combination of a hand-powered spinning top and cutting-edge LED electronics to make pictures and drawings magically spring to life before your eyes. Just spin the Strobotop™, aim your LightPhaser at it, and capture the motion.
Awards: Mom's Best Award 2010, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products 2010

This booster pack for the Strobotop LightPhase Animator contains 18 Strobodisks to add to the existing disks found in the Strobotop LightPhase Animator set. The booster pack's disks contain 12 picture disks and six draw-your-own disks.

This soft and floppy Fuzzles monkey is adorned with white dots against a pink background. It's 8" sitting and 11" standing.

This squeezable, functional, and collectible backpack is a humorous and unique way to store belongings. The Rotta Back Buddy is based on the "Star Wars: Clone Wars" character and includes an adorable baby Huttlet that nestles inside.

This phaser is a replica of the stunt prop phasers used in the 2009 "Star Trek" film, meaning that it has no moving parts, sound or lights. The replica is chrome- and steel-plated over a resin core and is realistically weighted.

Fans can join up with Starfleet Command with this replica badge. The expertly crafted badged is an exact copy of props used in the 2009 "Star Trek" film. The badge includes a pin back, and is cast in metal and hand burnished. It measures 2.125" tall x 1.375" wide.

This sterling silver-plated ring with a copper core is an accurate replica of the ring worn by Chris Pine in the 2009 "Star Trek" film. It features the Starfleet Academy logo, the graduation year of 2258 and oxidized indentations. It comes in a presentation case with the Starfleet Academy logo under the lid.

This kit includes do-it-yourself non-permanent monster tattoos that let kids look like the students of Monster High. The roller comes with tattoos including stitches, bite marks, claw marks, scales, snake skin and mummy wraps. There are also character specific temporary tattoo stickers, as well as a skull ink pad with three colors.

This scarily delightful plush version of the Monster High character includes a stylish outfit and a pet.

This scarily delightful plush version of the Monster High character includes a stylish outfit and a pet.

Modeled after actor Taylor Lautner, this figure captures the Edward Cullen character from the hit film and book series "Twilight."

Modeled after actor Robert Pattinson, this figure captures the Edward Cullen character from the hit film and book series "Twilight."

This set includes three character figures from Neil Gaiman's story and film "Coraline."

This fully poseable bendy fashion doll is based on Neil Gaiman's story and film "Coraline." The figure stands 6" tall and wears Coraline's raincoat from the film.

This blonde Gene doll measures 12.5" tall and can share clothes with other Integrity Toys dolls. She wears a luxurious pale blue gown and comes complete with a doll stand and certificate of authenticity.

This platinum blonde 12" Gene doll is a vision of Hollywood haute couture from the feathered top of her stylish, veiled hat to the toes of her off-white pumps. Her fitted two-piece suit is meticulously tailored and luxuriously draped in a detachable white faux fur collar and matching muff. A white piqué blouse peeps out from under its lace bib and is pinned at the neckline with a "gold" brooch. Her hair is worn in bangs and a short, rolled pageboy. White gloves and a sweet corsage for her fur collar finish the look.

Based on the Disney "Roger Rabbit" character, this 17" Jessica Rabbit Doll comes dressed in her trademark shimmering red dress with a daring side slit, knit opera gloves, pantyhose and faux-leather pumps.

Each cosbaby stands 6" inches tall, has articulated joints and features the "Toy Story 3" alien character in baby form. This figure comes with removable 3-D glasses as a bonus accessory.

How Do You Read to A Rabbit? is a fun picture book that looks into one child's attempts at reading a book to thirteen different animals; from alligators, to bats, to kangaroos. Each animal poses a different challenge, but all ends well as we see the child finds someone to read to — his parents.

With over half a million copies in print, Mortimer is one of Robert Munsch’s most popular and beloved books. The story of a little boy who refuses to go to sleep has always resonated with young children—and the adults who read to them. Now available as a board book, this modern classic retains the original story and its humor, but with revised text and in a child-friendly format appropriate for preschoolers.

Each cosbaby stands 3" tall, has articulated joints and features a classic Michael Jackson video look in baby form. The set features seven figures, including "Billie Jean," "History," "Black or White," "Thriller," "Thriller" Werewolf, Moonwalk and a secret outfit.