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January 2011 New Specialty Toys — BooksThis book is written in the style of a travel journal and offers a different slant on Monet’s life and art. It is filled with unusual stories and facts students might not know. A visually stimulating book with 35 engaging activities for students. 32 pages, hardcover. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 31006 (added 10/29/2010) . OrganWise Guys Back to School Kit From: THE ORGANWISE GUYS INC. Other products from THE ORGANWISE GUYS INC.
The OrganWise Guys provide a comprehensive program to teach kids about nutrition and promote a healthy lifestyle. By making friends with the OrganWise Guys, kids learn all about healthy habits for life. The Back to School Kit includes: School Days Here We Come Book, Keeping the Beat Music CD, Monthly Healthy Behavior Tracking Calendar, Breakfast Skippin' Blues DVD and Sir Rebrum Plush Toy. — Katleen from Life With 4 Boys reports that the kit “has gone a long way towards helping all four of my boys the different things they need to do each day to stay healthy and grow up strong.” Katleen added: “My youngest is in love with the music CD and his favorite is the ‘That's How You Exercise’ song. I still catch my oldest reading the book to the younger ones every so often.” — “My girls really rocked along with the CD included in this kit and as a parent I liked the healthy behavior tracking calendar,” explained Chris, Dad of Divas. Overall, he liked that “The kit was a great combination of many forms of reinforcement to consider living healthy as well as making good choices.” ToyDirectory Product ID#: 31002 (added 10/28/2010) . Bobbie Hinman continues her fairy series with this tale explaining what happens to missing socks. With illustrations by Kristi Bridgeman, The Sock Fairy book and accompanying CD tell how the Sock Fairy spirits away lost or mismatched socks. — A Whole New Me’s Marta called the book “a delight from beginning to end. The rhyming sing-song story and the magical illustrations make this fun for parent and child alike.” — Bianca Schulze from The Children’s Book Review applauded the rhythm of the book and CD for being “easy and flowing for young listeners and beginner readers alike.” She concluded that “This is a suitable book for both boys and girls and for anyone who appreciates rhyme or just likes to have a giggle.” ToyDirectory Product ID#: 31001 (added 10/28/2010) . Written by Karen Phillips as a fun, inspiring journal to celebrate the lives of tween-aged girls, My [Not So] Perfect Life invites a young lady to overcome the blank page. It is filled with fun, often humorous writing prompts in a 'fill in the blank' style. The journal contains prompts about parents, friends, school, love, destiny, and many other subjects, and is written in a smart, funny voice sure to make any girl feel great about herself. The book comes with a sparkly pencil that fits in the elastic holster right beside the pages to keep it always handy. — “A lot of Klutz sells really well for the with the tweens,” said Kristie Lash, manager of Leapin' Lizards Toy Company in Bend, Ore., in September 2010. — “Anything in the Klutz line … is a good standard seller,” said Terri Soelter, owner of Teri's Toy Box in Edmonds, Wash., of her best sellers for tweens during a September 2010 survey of 44 retailers. — “I find them a boost for self image and promote them that way,” remarked Joe Berardoni, owner of Pun's Toy Shop in Bryn Mawr, Pa., of what makes Klutz books a best seller for tweens in his store. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30994 (added 10/28/2010) . Writer Susan Reed and illustrator Rachel Oldfield bring to life three kids’ aerial adventure via hot air balloon in Up, Up, Up! from Barefoot Books. This hardcover edition of the book includes a sing-along CD with Up, Up, Up! sung by Susan Reed. — “Everything is so cheery and happy and the color scheme is wonderful,” raved Jody from Simply Stacie. She found the sing-along CD to be a nice change from just reading a book since “you can’t help but tap your toes and clap your hands” along with Susan Reed’s “very catchy tune.” — Up, Up, Up! was a big hit with Melissa and her daughter at Mommy Living the Life of Riley: “As with all Barefoot Books, the illustrations are hard to look away from. The pictures are so lively, colorful and interesting that you just want to delve further and further into the book to see what happens next.” ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30991 (added 10/28/2010) . Shushybye: Sleepover Surprise Book and CD From: THE SHUSHYBYE COMPANY Other products from THE SHUSHYBYE COMPANY
Snoozles, Zeez and Dozie take kids on an adventure to The House of Snooze in Shushybye: Sleepover Surprise from author Steve Syatt and illustrator Frank Caruso. The book comes with an audio CD containing the full story and three original Shushybye songs. — Larry H. from CakeBlast struggled at bedtime with his son, River, “but Shushybye is making a difference. River looks forward to Shushybye Sleepover Surprise at night” because “The story is imaginative, the characters are memorable, and the songs are exemplary.” — According to Kathryn of Mommy Kat and Kids, “Sleepover Surprise shows an incredible attention to child-friendly details. The lyrics to the brand-new song, Shushybye Blues, are included on the final page of the book so that children can sing along and the colorful cover of the book glows in the dark.” Kathryn said that after reading the book, “The music was the perfect way to settle down at the end of the day, and, sure enough, both boys were asleep about fifteen minutes after laying down.” ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30990 (added 10/28/2010) . Fabulous Franko and his Fabulous Toys From: THINK-A-LOT TOYS Other products from THINK-A-LOT TOYS
Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) Minimum Order: (Log in to view) Minimum Reorder: (Log in to view) Dropship Available?: (Log in to view) Ships From: (Log in to view) Terms: (Log in to view) Age Range: 2 to 8 Target Age Range: 2 to 8 Specialty: Yes (as of 2010) Made in: United States SKU or Item #: THK-27 Launch Date: October 1991 Gender: Boys And Girls
Fabulous Franko and his Fabulous Toys is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a fabulous little guy called Franko and his fabulous adventures, in six stanzas of rhyming verse. "Illustrations that are wildly creative and whimsical combined with rhyming verse," Randy Compton, CEO of Think-a-lot Toys, told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30889 (added 10/18/2010) . This new Teach Me Tiger Value Pac includes: A Teach Me Tiger learning, play, and sing along CD in a standard size jewel case with a four-panel, full-colored insert, an 8” by 8” 20-page, full color Teach Me Tiger story book, featuring Teach Me Tiger, BooWoo (The Magic Doggie), and Stanley, Lester, and Fred, the little friendly monsters under Teach Me Tiger’s bed, and a Teach Me Tiger, high quality “Kazoobie,” play along kazoo. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30804 (added 10/13/2010) . This is a 30-minute interactive DVD and activity book. Children will enjoy the animated characters, Otto, Blink, and Casey on their adventures as they visit all the real sights and sounds of New York City, while singing along to original music and learning age appropriate concepts and themes. Each DVD comes packaged with a 36-page activity book that gives parents and children creative ideas on how to explore New York City together and enrich their experience. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30796 (added 10/12/2010) . Age Range: 3 to 6 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
The JTB Mini Concept Boxes include a careful selection of diverse eco-friendly toys, books and games pre-packaged to teach specific concepts to young children through play, emphasizing health, the body, good eating habits, art and music, geography and travel, personal safety, and sustainable architecture. The MINI Moody Foodie Box includes the classic Eating the Alphabet book by Lois Elhert, a fruit and veggie set made of renewable rubberwood, a USA made utensil and pots puzzles, USA made sensory dough, a USA made waiter costume for role play fun, and USA made lace and trace food stencils for developing fine motor skills. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30793 (added 10/12/2010) . T'was the Night Before the Storm, A Katrina Story From: GESTALT INSTITUTE Other products from GESTALT INSTITUTE
T’was the Night Before the Storm, A Katrina Story for Kids, is a new 62-page book telling one’ child’s story of the hurricane and flooding that devastated New Orleans and the surrounding cities in August 2005. Told in a familiar rhyme, the 29 verses describe the events in a child’s language. It deals with how parents coped with the evacuation from the city and the rebuilding of their homes. It is an instructive and informative way to acquaint children with the difficulties presented by a catastrophic event. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30791 (added 10/12/2010) . Ready to Learn - Jump into Numbers From: SANDVIK INNOVATIONS LLC Other products from SANDVIK INNOVATIONS LLC
Each book includes a variety of write-on/wipe-off and magnetic activities designed to reward curiosity and spark an excitement for learning. Contains an 8” x 12” portrait, 24 pages of self-ends, 35 magnetic play pieces, and 1 write and wipe marker. Jump Into Numbers focuses on early number skills. The book is filled with activities that build a child’s understanding of the relationship between real objects and abstract numbers, and how numbers are used to represent math facts. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30782 (added 10/11/2010) . Interactive Story Book & Story Buddy From: HALLMARK CARDS, INC. Other products from HALLMARK CARDS, INC.
Age Range: 3 to 8 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Add excitement to story time with this new Interactive Story Buddy and book –cuddle up with your child and watch the fun begin as Jingle comes to life when you read his story aloud. Press the left ear on Jingle and begin reading—Jingle barks, whimpers, and even sings when certain corresponding lines are read. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30780 (added 10/11/2010) . Record a Story Guess How Much I Miss You From: PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Other products from PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Age Range: 1 to 7 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Read a story to your little one even when you can’t be there. This unique storybook plays back your voice as the child turns each page. The beautiful, all-new illustrations with a classic feel and the dedication page make this book a keepsake to be treasured for years to come. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30764 (added 10/11/2010) . Age Range: 11 to 12 Launch Date: January 2010 Gender: Boys And Girls
Going Blue vividly presents facts and statistics about Earth’s oceans and waterways and information about the issues surrounding our current water crisis. Readers will find a wealth of strategies and examples that help them see themselves as change agents and move forward to complete an effective service project. The book is divided into the five stages of service learning: investigate, prepare, act, reflect, and demonstrate. With the aid of lively photos and illustrations, along with practical suggestions and activities, teens plan and do meaningful service learning projects that benefit our planet’s water system. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 30747 (added 10/11/2010) .
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