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TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS

Notable and New Toys by Category
Last Easter, specialty toy retailers saw Ganz's Webkinz explode. What toys will overflow the Easter baskets this year?...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TRADE SHOW WRAP-UP

Watch Games Expo VIDEOS!
More than 200 exhibitors showed off their new games at the debut of Games Expo last month in Las Vegas...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY MUST READS

This Issue's Highlights
Want to know what other specialty retailers look like? And sound like? And what they want in their stores for 2007?...READ MORE
PUZZLES & GAMES

Sudoku Takes a Slide
As the industry welcomes the addition of several new puzzles, just as many pieces — including some that bear the name Sudoku — are becoming misfits in the specialty market...READ MORE
OUTDOOR /SPORTS TOYS

How to Move Outdoor Toys Out
With just a few months to sell outdoor toys, they’ve got to move quickly, 18 specialty toy-store owners told TDmonthly Magazine....READ MORE
VEHICLES - RIDING

Kids Scoot on Bugs and Turtle Shells
Although classic ride-on toys and wagons from big companies such as Radio Flyer are selling well, 49 specialty retailers also told TDmonthly Magazine that newer ride-on toys are picking up speed....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK

Retailer Spotlight: G. Willikers!
The brother-and-sister team of Bob and Jody Breneman grew up in the toy business; their parents opened G. Willikers in 1978 in Portsmouth, N.H....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS

TDmonthly's Book Expert
This month, she listened to great art works, rhymed with Greg & Steve, polished her instant-messaging skills and more....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY ROUNDTABLES

Preschoolers: Unpuzzling the Puzzles
Roundtable participants liked the analytical challenge and sense of accomplishment that comes with doing puzzles regardless of whether they are small and done individually or large and worked on cooperatively...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY

Playmaker: Not Your Typical Monkey Business
A screaming monkey flying across the room sort of speaks for itself. And it should, according to President Ernie Wong of Playmaker Toys...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING

Bling Bling Scores!
Real estate investor and photo/video producer Joseph Cassarino was introduced to Jeff McGill, the inventor of Bling Bling, in 2002. Cassarino was so impressed with McGill's preliminary outline that he decided to fund his company....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ

Baby Gets a Boom Box
Dan Lemay believes he has something that nobody else has in the toy, music or even educational industry...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES

Hollywood ToyBoy: Bad Breath, Taxes and Toons
April 15! Even in La La Land, the cold, bad breath of the taxman sweeps the land...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER

How to Publish a Card Game
You may have had a great idea for a card game, secured investment and funding, and even completed the design. But until the cards have been printed and cut, your game isn't fit for the table....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS

TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Outdoor Toys
TDmonthly Magazine asked retailers what toys are hot when the weather is, too...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES

How to Keep Your Toy Store Thriving
What are the secrets to keeping your customers from crossing over to the mass-market dark side? Everything from owning your toy store’s building to wrapping birthday gifts with lizards...READ MORE