TDmonthly's ToyFair 2006 Preview--Books Product Category

innovativeKids READERS™: Clue School™: The Ghost in the Music Room by INNOVATIVEKIDS

The music room at Clue School is haunted. Readers help Artie, Sandra and the other Clue School kids solve the mystery of the haunted music room using deductive reasoning. The answer is revealed in the 64-piece puzzle. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $6.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

innovativeKids READERS™: Presidents: The Race for the White House (Level 3) by INNOVATIVEKIDS

This book provides kids with a glimpse at the history and how-to of U.S. presidential elections. An activity sheet helps kids track the current presidential election, while a 48-piece puzzle of U.S. presidents gives kids a chance to piece together history. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $6.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

innovativeKids READERS™: Rock Band (Level 2) by INNOVATIVEKIDS

Blast off with Beep, Boop and Bam as they visit Earth to find new sounds for their intergalactic rock band. Toilets flushing, chalkboard-screeching, and a dog barking are all music to these earthbound newbies as they find new tunes in all the wrong places. This hilarious level 2 reader comes packed with picture clues and 16 spelling puzzles. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $6.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

innovativeKids READERS™: Sammy's Super Circus (Level 1) by INNOVATIVEKIDS

An ordinary circus trip turns extraordinary when the animals invite Sammy to join in the fun. Twenty-four rebus puzzles reinforce skills learned in the book. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $6.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Giant Floor Puzzle™: Dinosaurs by INNOVATIVEKIDS

Kids wonder and learn in this trip through the dinosaur ages with stops underwater and in the air.  Vivid illustrations make a breathtaking puzzle that becomes a game board for more prehistoric learning fun. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My Giant Floor Puzzle™: ABC Train by INNOVATIVEKIDS

All the animals come together for a train ride, as children play an A to Z game featuring a giant, almost 11-foot-long train puzzle that teaches letters and the sounds they make. It’s a book, game and puzzle all in one. Launch date: March 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

iBaby™ E-Z Page Turners™: Opposites by INNOVATIVEKIDS

The book introduces little ones to funny comparisons. Each page is specially designed to not stick together, making it easier for toddlers to turn each page themselves. Launch date: February 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $4.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

iBaby™ E-Z Page Turners™: Counting by INNOVATIVEKIDS

Little ones count along with the animals in this book that introduces counting from 1 to 10. Each page is specially designed to not stick together, making it easier for toddlers to turn each page themselves. Launch date: February 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $4.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

iBaby™ E-Z Page Turners™: Colors by INNOVATIVEKIDS

The cardboard book introduces little ones to colors. Each page is specially designed to not stick together, making it easier for toddlers to turn each page themselves. Launch date: February 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $4.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

iBaby™ E-Z Page Turners™: Mommies and Babies by INNOVATIVEKIDS

The board book introduces the names of each mommy and baby pair so that the little ones can match them up. Each page is specially designed to not stick together, making it easier for toddlers to turn each page themselves. Launch date: February 2008. 6/4/2008 (Price: $4.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Love To Color by PAPER POSIE

Created for today's wedding celebrations, this coloring book invites young children to include themselves in the picture. Award winning illustrator, Itoko Maeno's drawings show traditions, symbols and customs that reflect America's cultural diversity. LOVE TO COLOR is packaged with four non-toxic crayons. 8"x 9", 20 pages. 6/2/2008 (Price: $4.95)

10 Neat Things About Being a Flower Girl by PAPER POSIE

At last! Delightfully illustrated by Itoko Maeno, these easy to read 6" x 6" books will help prepare little flower girls for their important roles in weddings! Each hardback book is 24 pages, color throughout. 6/2/2008 (Price: $8.95)

10 Cool Things About Being a Ring Bearer by PAPER POSIE

These charmingly illustrated books by Itoko Maeno are easy to read and will help prepare little ring bearers for their important roles in weddings! Each 6" x 6" hardback book is 24 pages, color throughout. 6/2/2008 (Price: $8.95)

Stone of Tymora, Book 1: The Stowaway by MIRRORSTONE

Maimun, a young teenager marked for death, stows away on a pirate ship and meets an unlikely ally. With a half-demon determined to destroy him, Maimun must find the courage to prove his worth. Launch date: September 2008. 5/30/2008 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

How The Moonjar Was Made by MOONJAR

The book follows two friends as they learn about saving, spending and sharing. “Because [kids] instantly connect with our story’s characters, they really like that it’s written as a discovery journey. And they love the illustrations!” Angela McNamara of Moonjar told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 2007. 5/30/2008 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Let's Go Shopping by ON THE MARK PRESS

The book teaches kids the important skills they need to know about money. Topics include earning, saving, spending and fundraising. “The activities in Let’s Go Shopping are age-appropriate, real-life situations kids can relate to, like a trip to the beach, going to the candy store and role-playing in a restaurant and grocery setting,” On the Mark Press Marketing Coordinator Li Sinclair told TDmonthly. 5/30/2008 (Price: $10.99)

A Horse's Tale: A Colonial Williamsburg Adventure by ABRAMS BOOKS

The story revolves around the town of Willamsburg, as they attempt to cheer up Garrick the Gardener’s sad horse. The book “includes a glossary that highlights period words and terms and features the adorable characters first created as plush toys,” Abrams Books Publicity Assistant Laura Mihalick told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 2008. 5/30/2008 (Price: $16.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Professor Bumble and the Monster of the Deep by ABRAMS BOOKS

The book is a classic tale of an unlikely friendship between two very different, but very lovable new characters. “This picture book features a comic friendship that will remind readers of such odd couples as Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet and leave them wishing for more adventures with Bumble and Beluga,” Abrams Books Publicity Assistant Laura Mihalick told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 2008. 5/30/2008 (Price: $15.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Word Roots Beginning by THE CRITICAL THINKING CO.

Word Roots teaches students the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your students' vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing. Series includes five titles for Grades 3-12+. Interactive software versions are also available. 5/29/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Science Detective® A1 by THE CRITICAL THINKING CO.

Science Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national science standards to prepare children for more advanced science courses and new assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in science. Students can't just scan the passages for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and charts, tables, and graphs to explain and support their answers. Series includes two titles for Grades 3-6. Interactive software version is also available. 5/29/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Miss Gigi-Mae™ Learns to Read: The Letter A by P.A.W. PRINTS OF ILLINOIS LLC

Entertain your toddler while teaching the building blocks of reading with this first in a series of 26 a-to-z books featuring Miss Gigi-Mae. Each book is manufactured out of washable, vinyl-like material and constructed with a permanent grommet for easy connection to our Miss Gigi-Mae™ Tether System. All books in this series feature the lovable ladybug, Miss Gigi-Mae™, who will lead your child through artfully drawn images and simple rhymes written to inspire creativity, stimulate curiosity and spark laughter! 5/29/2008 (Price: $7.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Tell Me a Story - Mystery in the Forest by eeBoo corp.

The 3-3/4” x 4-3/4” book comes with 36 different images and instructions for mutiple games. The set also comes with fancy, illustrated cards. Launch date: August 2008.
— These story cards were top sellers at Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., in summer 2009, Owner John MacDougall told TDmonthly.
— “They’re like flash cards and graphics for making up stories. We’re going through about a dozen a month,” Lori Durie at the Learning Tree in Prairie Village, Kan., told TDmonthly of this top seller for learning in fall 2009.
— Two of 40 specialty retailers named products by eeBoo when polled about best-selling educational items in late 2009. 5/22/2008 (Price: $10.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Write Me a Story - Fairytale Mix-ups by eeBoo corp.

The 12” x 10” book features a cloth spine, 50 perforated pages and 96 stickers. Kids can place stickers in empty squares, creating their own distinctive stories. Launch date: August 2008. 5/22/2008 (Price: $8.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Cathy's Key by RUNNING PRESS BOOK PUBLISHERS

This book follows the original, Cathy’s Book. As this story begins, high school student Cathy is trying to keep a job, her journal is stolen, a cute crush turns out to not be who he seems to be and her best friend Emma’s side project/start-up company, Doubletalk Wireless, is about to get caught up in the mystery surrounding Cathy and her search for the truth about her father. Her presumed-dead father. Launch date: May 5, 2008. 5/19/2008 (Price: $17.95)

Cathy's Book by RUNNING PRESS BOOK PUBLISHERS

The interactive, part romance, part thriller, part mystery book enhances novel reading for teens. It includes an “evidence pack” and a list of operational websites, phone numbers and secret codes. Readers identify with Cathy, read her story, listen to her phone messages, check out the websites she mentions and leave her messages on her MySpace.com page and on a special voicemail. Launch date: February 25, 2008. 5/19/2008 (Price: $9.95)