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View: By latest product added | By earliest product added Below are some of the products PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD. has shared with ToyDirectory and TDmonthly.  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22393 Press a song button on the guitar and sing along to popular children’s songs. Lyrics are printed in the book. Roll the bar on the guitar to play the melody note by note. Includes five song triggers. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22392 Kids help Thomas take photos from around Sodor. “Digital camera” module includes buttons for five spread animations with sound effects, a flash snapshot button, and a slideshow button. Kids watch the LED animation and press the snapshot button to capture a still ‘photo’ that they can then view by pressing the slideshow button. Each spread animation can have six ‘photos’ and each ‘photo’ is accompanied by a sound effect. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22391 Children will love using the real working flashlight included with this book to cast shadows on the book and the pop-ups that are on each spread. The flashlight includes five fun sounds. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Electronics ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22390 Children can sing along with their favorite characters using their own detachable digital MP3 player! Each book spread features the lyrics of four songs, each with its own icon. The child can select the corresponding icon on their MP3 player to hear the song. The MP3 player includes Play, Shuffle, and Stop buttons. On the LCD screen, a simple animated icon – one for each of the 20 songs – is also displayed. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22389 Steering Wheel books feature a steering wheel mounted on a telescoping base that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. Each spread features the story with illustration on the left-hand page, while the right-hand page shows what the child sees through the “windshield” at a particular point in the story. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22388 Trigger 25 magic moments including sound, character voice, and melodies by touching the “magic” spots on the page with the magic wand. Or wave the wand in the air to hear sparkly magic wand sounds. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Plush ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22387 Box set includes a storybook that makes three fun sounds and a plush toy of the character in the story. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22386 Welcome to the Pit Crew! The Tool Box book helps readers join the team by letting them use three tools while reading the story. Hear the click-clack, tap-tap, and ratchet sounds by interacting with the shaped buttons. Press the illustrated buttons to hear Lightning’s engine rev and other race day sounds. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22385 Created with the help of developmental education experts, My First Story Reader® is the younger sibling of the bestselling Story Reader®. It is geared towards beginning readers and features a smaller design that is friendly to little hands. Place one of the included sturdy board books into the reader and plug in the story cartridge to let the fun begin. Activities include first steps to reading, sound identification, matching, shapes, and colors. The reader features three big light-up buttons that play silly sounds. Available storybooks feature favorite characters. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22384 The bestselling and award-winning Story Reader® is a book that reads itself. It makes reading a fun experience and lets kids learn to love to read at their own pace. As each page of the book is turned, a narrator reads the page, while Story Reader® adds effects and music. Story Reader® is easy to use: parents or children simply insert the story cartridge, insert the book, and turn the page to let the adventure begin. Story Reader® boasts an ever-growing range of titles featuring favorite characters. 2/5/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $34.99 Age: 4 to 7 Category: Educational  Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17876 The set consists of a pen and two books. When children touch images in the book using the pen, audio content will sound. Additional books are available for purchase separately. Launch date: August 2008. 3/10/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $20.00 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 16472 Story Reader is the first-ever portable electronic storybook reader for kids aged 3 to 8, that lets kids learn to love to read at their own pace. Using patented technology, a narrator reads the book aloud as each page is turned. Vibrant sound effects and music accompany the story. The lightweight, portable design features a hinged clamshell unit with a carrying handle. Often called “the next best thing to a parent’s lap,” Story Reader, which retails for approximately $20, has earned 22 industry awards since its debut, and the line now features more than 60 titles. 12/7/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $14.99 Age: 3 to 7 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 16412 The Light Peg Learning Book invites children to follow patterns to make words or pictures with colorful translucent pegs that light up when plugged into a screen above the story. The left-hand page of each spread features printed lyrics and illustrations to accompany favorite melodies. In turn, the melodies can be triggered by the corresponding sound buttons next to the light-peg screen. To the right of the screen is a storage compartment for the light pegs. Below the screen, on the right-hand page of the book’s spread, seven different patterns suggest pictures and words to create on the light screen with pegs. When the child completes a picture, he/she turns on the light. 12/5/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $14.99 Age: 3 to 7 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 16411 Grab your flashlight and get ready to embark on a great adventure with the Flashlight Adventure Soundbook. Children use the flashlight to cast shadows on the wall and through shapes and cut-outs in the pop-ups that accompany the story. The flashlight features sound triggers that correspond to the story, adding more interactivity to the experience. To use, remove the flashlight from the side of the book. When a spread is opened, illustrations pop up at a right angle to the book, providing interesting shapes and stenciled outlines that form silhouettes when the child casts the flashlight on them. Some spreads in the book even feature “shadow shapers” that can cast shadows on the wall. The book also features illustrated instructions on how the child can use the flashlight to form his/her own hand shadows on the wall. 12/5/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $14.99 Age: 1 to 5 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 16410 Kids who dream of taking the wheel of the celebrated Batmobile will love the Batman Steering Wheel Book, which features a mounted telescoping base with a steering wheel that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. Each spread features copy and illustrations on the left-hand page, while the right-hand page shows what the child sees through the “windshield” at a particular point in the story. The Steering Wheel Book was a recipient of the 2007 Dr. Toy “Best Products” Award. 12/5/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $14.99 Age: 3 to 7 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 16409 The Dance Mat Book gets kids off the couch and dancing with their favorite licensed characters. The book features five different dances in two different modes, along with a non-slip, 24" x 24", colorful dance mat. With the mat placed on the floor, the child presses the “Learn-the-Steps” button to hear dance instructions. Dance-step illustrations also appear in the book to help the child learn the dances. Once the child has mastered the steps, he/she can press the “Music Note” button to hear the melody straight through while performing the dance on the mat. The book also features a fully illustrated story featuring a plot that involves the dances. — “Sesame Street … always does well for us,” Leslie Chiaverini, owner of Adventure Toys and Teacher Supplies in Los Altos, Calif., told TDmonthly in April 2008 — In April 2008, two of 50 retailers named Sesame Street as the best-selling line of licensed products in their stores. — First broadcast in 1969, “Sesame Street” is one of the longest-running American television series in history. 12/5/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14917 Readers will love this unique photographic approach to capturing the essence of the game through history. Remember yesterday's legends and study today's heavy hitters as you relive the greatest moments of the New York Yankees. Explore Yankee Stadium with fascinating details of construction, the 1970s facelift and the new building under way. Also included is an enthralling account of some of the World Series in which the Yankees played, both their exciting wins and those rare, heart-breaking losses. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14916 The Armchair Reader series will entertain and enlighten with little-known anecdotes, untold stories, fascinating facts, lists, and behind-the-scenes information. Take a front-row seat and delve into tales of astounding feats, unmatched heroism, unfathomable mistakes, and electrifying exploits from the European and Pacific theaters of World War II. Discover the enigma of Audie Murphy, America's most decorated soldier. Uncover the facts behind Germany's Big Gun program,ending with a weapon that weighed 150 tons, was 50 yards long, and took over 100 men to load. Learn why the Nazis feared the Freemasons. Even people who've studied World War II extensively will be captivated by the unique style and colorful slant of this collection of riveting articles! 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14915 Muscle Cars is a car-by-car look at the machines that define the muscle era. Includes hundreds of original color photographs. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14914 The Shape of Performance is a fast-paced look at America's most enduring automotive icon. Featuring a photo-rich year-by-year retelling of Corvette's fascinating history, The Shape of Performance captures the car and the times that helped to shape it. Told in lively captions, the Corvette's history has never been easier, or more fun, to appreciate. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14913 Perfect for today's busy cooks, Made Simple Baking features simple, contemporary recipes suitable for everyday cooking as well as special occasions. More than 85 easy-to-prepare recipes, including cookies, bars, breads, cakes and desserts. Enjoy these tasty recipes that are sure to please and amaze guests or your family. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14912 Delightful cookbook shaped as a slow cooker features over 40 recipes to make for every night of the week. Includes soup, poultry, beef, pork, vegetarian and even dessert recipes that are quick to make and so easy to cleanup. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14911 My First Story Reader has a lightweight, portable design featuring magnetic closure and a convenient carrying handle. My First Story Reader uses two distinct play options that teach the first steps to reading, sound identification, matching, shapes, and colors. 3 Baby Einstein books are included with the My First Story Reader. Requires AAA Batteries (included). 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14910 Almost magically, a narrator reads the book as each page is turned, while Story Reader adds sound effects and music. Story Reader is easy to use...parents or children simply insert the story cartridge, insert the book, and turn the page to let the adventure begin. The Cars book is included with the Story Reader base unit. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 2 to 5 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14909 All kids want to be like mom and dad, and driving a vehicle is no exception. Steering Wheel books feature a mounted telescoping base with a steering wheel that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 3 to 7 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14908 Use the included microphone to sing along with one of 40 classic melodies. At the end of the song, hear what Big Bird, Oscar, and Cookie Monster think about your performance! 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 3 to 7 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14907 Allow your child's favorite characters to help teach letter writing and letter recognition using an LCD and gel pad writing surface. First, the child may press the UPPER/lower button to choose whether to see the animation for the uppercase or lowercase version of the letter. Then the child enters a letter by pressing a letter trigger. An animation showing the correct way to form the letter appears on the LCD. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 4 to 8 Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 14906 Expand your child's vocabulary with this fun Talking Dictionary. Children can input one of 400 pre-school appropriate words (in English or Spanish) using the letters on the module, which are voiced as they are typed and appear on the LCD screen. She can then press ENGLISH to hear the word spoken in English, SPANISH to hear and see the word in both languages, or DEFINITION to hear the word and definition in English. 8/27/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9152 Sudoku is the new logic game sweeping the nation--and the world! It's like a crossword puzzle with numbers--but no math is involved. The book has wipe-off pages and a pen, so you can play the games over and over again. Or, if you make a mistake, wipe off the page and start all over! Level 1 book is filled with beginner, easy, and medium puzzles. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9151 More than 100 years of motorcycling history featuring profiles of significant motorcycles in hundreds of sharp color photographs, period ads, and brochures. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9150 The characters, cars, speedways, and fender-rubbing action of American stock car racing. Traces the evolution of NASCAR from its regional Southern roots to the polished phenomenon it is today. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9149 Learn to knit the easy way, with straightforward, illustrated step-by-step instructions. Dozens of stunning designs, from beginner to advanced intermediate, let you showcase your skills as you practice. A helpful resource directory leads you to the most exciting yarns, the most helpful knit shops, and more. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9148 In only 3 simple steps, you can make any one of over 120 scrumptious appetizers. Impress everyone at gatherings and parties and they'll never know just how quick and easy these taste-pleasing noshes were to prepare. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9147 Imagine coming home to a piping-hot dinner every night of the week. In this cookbook you'll find everything from family-favorite main dishes to irresistible desserts all made in your slow cooker. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9146 Press one of ten song buttons and sing along into the hands-free working microphone. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 9145 Every other page has an interactive word game to play using the attached stylus. Touching each word or picture on the page will activate silly songs, music, and/or voice including the voice of your favorite characters. Your child will learn to rhyme, match words with pictures, and much more. 8/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Category: Educational ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7256 Tiny tots will have hours of learning fun, with this interactive DVD, book and programmable remote. They can use the set with any home DVD player. The book and TV work together to encourage reading. Kids learn about same and different, pattern completion and spatial relationships, while SpongeBob Squarepants solves “The Case of the Missing Krabby Patty.” 3/20/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $34.99 Age: 3 to 8 Category: Electronics ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6619 This unique reading aid can be hooked up to the television so kids can play extra fun educational games. The kit features the Alphabet Adventure book, a 21-page book that guides kids on a wonderful adventure as they read. Taking up where the original Story Reader left off, Story Reader Video Plus takes reading and learning games to a new level, offering kids aged 3 to 8 all the features of the classic Story Reader combined with the appeal and entertainment value of video. 1/17/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $19.99 Age: 0 to 3 Category: Educational ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6093 Coming in Spring 2006, My First Story Reader is a smaller, re-designed version of Story Reader, the first-ever portable electronic storybook reader for kids that has become the best-selling preschool book line in the country. My First Story Reader brings popular stories and characters to life. A narrator reads aloud as each page is turned, while My First Story Reader adds sound effects and music. Each 12-page, full-color book features beautiful graphics and illustrations and is printed on durable board stock. My First Story Reader is designed for safe use by little hands and features a clamshell-style unit with an easy-grip handle. It features a volume control and two distinct play options: interactive rhyming verse narration and question-and-answer mode. Batteries are included. Refill three-packs are separately available, at $15.99 each. 12/20/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 3 and up Category: Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 3685 The new Sight and Sound: Words books are 64-page interactive soundbooks that feature a built-in five-mode learning module. Kids’ all-time favorite characters guide them through activities and get young learners excited about spelling, letters and reading through hands-on interaction, sound and full-color graphics. The keypad module features an LCD screen and several interactive modes. 5/26/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $20 Age: 3 to 8 Category: Electronics ToyDirectory Product ID#: 3181 Winner of Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Products of 2005 award, Story Reader™ is the first-ever portable electronic storybook reader for kids aged three to eight, offering a fun experience that lets kids learn to love to read at their own pace. As each page is turned, a narrator reads aloud, yet the patented technology is completely invisible. The lightweight, portable design features a hinged clamshell-style unit with carrying handle. Story Reader is the nation’s best-selling line of preschool books. The unit is accompanied by a book based on Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo”. 3/8/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $14.99 Age: 1 and up Category: Audio & CD ToyDirectory Product ID#: 2202 Here´s an innovative songbook and microphone-in-one that lets even the youngest learners sing along, karaoke-style, with their favorite songs. The set features a selection of ten different melodies led by kids’ favorite characters. With an easy-grip, tethered microphone and lyrics printed in each colorful page, this 12-page book helps lead the fun. - Aire Norell 1/12/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  Age: 3 and up Category: Educational ToyDirectory Product ID#: 2201 Here´s an interactive soundbook ($12.99-14.99) that teaches math skills. It features a built-in “talking” calculator that lets kids develop counting and math skills while having fun with their favorite characters. Each 64-page, full-color book combines sound, images and hands-on interaction, while the five-digit LCD screen features several interactive modes. - Aire Norell 1/12/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]  MSRP: $19.99 Age: 3 and up Category: Creative Activities ToyDirectory Product ID#: 2200 Here´s the first-ever, interactive puppet-theater-and-book combination, bringing all the magic of a theater and sound effects to reading and creative fun. Each 24-page Puppet Theater book opens up to create a real theater stage, with character puppets, props and sets. The Puppet Theater features 22 special sound buttons and a slide volume control. - Aire Norell 1/12/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] |
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