"[We] can't keep Alex bath toys, from birth on up. Rubadub tub islands are just pricesless. They float and the animals play on the playing field that floats."

—Monia Beasley, owner, Doodles, Tupelo, Miss., April 2006

 

"Top-selling babies: Lee Middletons and Adoras."

—Sherry Grisham, owner, Yesterday's & Today's Dolls, Corinth, Miss., December 2005

 

"We do our own commercials, and we usually have not only the adults handling the toys, but also some family youngsters or something."

—Mary Alice Minder, co-owner, Miner's Doll & Toy Store, Ocean Springs, Miss., November 2006