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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
TDmonthly's October Staff Picks
This month, check out a game in which acquiring debt is a winning tactic, soft-soled modern toddler shoes from Canada, and a sidewalk-chalk curriculum...READ MORE
Once again, TDmonthly Magazine brings you a video-focused issue, so you don't have to make buying decisions based on text and images alone...
All Baby & Child announced today that the ABC Kids Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in September, saw a 2.2-percent increase in buyer attendance this year...
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
How a 5-MINUTE CHALLENGE® Trumps Challenging Times
On the prowl for a product that meets the needs of the times, TDmonthly Magazine and TOYDIRECTORY took a trip to Redondo Beach to visit Kathie and Marshall Gavin, founders of b. dazzle, inc. and makers of Scramble Squares® brain-teaser puzzles....READ MORE
Want to mail a special note to that special someone? Challenge a friend to a race of words? Or sculpt the cutest little penguin out of wool? Watch these videos...
TDMONTHLY TRADE SHOW COVERAGE
Video Highlights of the 2009 ABC Kids Expo
The ABC Kids Expo filled the Las Vegas Convention Center with baby gear Sept. 13-16, wowing attendees with an expansive array of car seats, infant playthings, costumes, blankets, feeding supplies and more...READ MORE
Folkmanis was one of the many toy vendors at this year’s ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas — a show that over the past several years has progressively attracted an audience beyond the traditional juvenile products market...
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
TDmonthly Goes Inside ... Pixie Toys, Long Beach, Calif.
Heather Daykin was born to toys. Her mother ran a toy store, and when it came time to decide her own future, selling toys was the only option that appealed to her....READ MORE
There’s no time like a recession to try new things. At least that’s what the majority of 38 specialty retailers told TDmonthly Magazine about how they’ve approached 2009...
When Barbara Hartman MacDougall opened The Golden Apple Learning Store in San Ramon, Calif., 30 years ago,...
Originally founded as a teacher supply store, the Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., has developed over three decades into a toy store that also caters strongly to educators....
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS
Notable and New Toys by Category — Specialty Only
See all the new specialty toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier...READ MORE
See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier...
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
Top-10 Most-Wanted Science & Nature Toys
It’s becoming easier and easier for toy stores to bring “life” to science lessons, with butterfly homes, frog-filled aquariums, multiple ant farms and all sorts of robotic creatures....READ MORE
Set Enterprises still holds the best hand when it comes to card game sales in specialty toy stores. Nearly half of 38 retailers surveyed by TDmonthly Magazine named Set, Quiddler or Five Crowns when asked about their top sellers....
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS
Plates and Pull-Alongs Make Babies Smile
TDmonthly Magazine’s Fall 2009 Awards celebrated several products that cater to the youngest toy fans...READ MORE
TDmonthly Magazine’s Toy Testing Roundtable families munched their way to fun with Bananagrams’ Appletters, a practical, portable spelling game....
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
New Trading Card Games Make “Magic”
Good friends. Fantastic images. Evolving play. Collectible card games have quite a draw. Experts in competitions and novices hanging with friends both come for quick fixes of addicting games....READ MORE
A Nielsen report from late November 2008 states that sales of private-label brands in the United States in all categories grew to $81 billion in 2008, a 10.2 percent year-on-year increase versus 2007....
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
Holiday Toy Lists: What's Hot This Year
In the November issue of TDmonthly Magazine, see which toys and games are dominating the hot holiday lists for Christmas...READ MORE
Get a head start on the 2010 American International Toy Fair, scheduled for Feb. 14-17 in New York City! TDmonthly Magazine's December issue will launch our annual Toy Fair Preview...
