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This Issue's Highlights What to Read in AugustSkim these TDmonthly Magazine stories to find out what you need to know for the ordering season. Read the summaries, then click the links to find out more. Cover Photo: Calin by Corolle TOO MUCH OF NOT ENOUGH Got a toy that’s too big for its britches? Driven mad by demand you can’t supply? Afraid a current toy craze will turn off your customers for good? Retailers advise patience, rectitude and the courage to be uncool in How to Survive a Monster Hit. GET READY TO ORDER If your baby and toddler lines are looking skimpy, TDmonthly’s selected some products for you in New Toys for New Folks (0 to 4 Years). There are individual plush stuffing kits from StuffySoft, an elephant stacking toy from Rich Frog Industries, a twisty dominoes set for little ones by Blue Orange … and more! Slightly older kids might appreciate mind-bending mosaic puzzles from Paradoxy Products, transparent giant building “blocks” from Tinker Minds, a yoga-inspired board game from Spiraling Hearts … and more in Gifts for Real Kids (5 to 8 Years). Kids who’ve seen it all but still want more might be tempted by a flight school in a box from Tree Toys Corp., a new NASCAR racing board game by Griddly Games Inc., an engineering kit from Thames & Kosmos and more in Gifts for the Jaded (8 to 12 Years). TOYS WITH STAYING POWER Everybody loves a new toy … when it’s new. But what about tomorrow? Or next week? Or next month? TDmonthly’s Roundtable moms and kids went back and re-rated the toys they’d tested from March to July, based on how often the toy was played with each week. Winners included Ernie Fire Engine by Wow Toys, Cub Cadet Lawn Tractor With Trailer by Peg Perego, Touchdown by K&T Toys Inc. and Karito Kids Ling by KidsGive. Find out what else kept kids’ interest in Roundtable Roundup: Our Favorite Toys. And to see how all the toys fared, read Roundtable Roundup: When New Toys Get Old. ASTRA MARKETPLACE ON TDMONTHLY’S TOYTV Find out what a great show you missed in Las Vegas by letting TDmonthly’s ToyTV show you the best of the new products and new companies at the ASTRA Marketplace. We have toy demonstrations by more than 50 manufacturers, a TDmonthly Video Top-10 New Toys list, and highlights from the Marketplace seminars. Plus, your peers share their favorite toys and pointers from the show. We also shot 20 new TDmonthly ToyTV in-house demonstrations to help you finalize your ordering decisions. BEST OF 650 TDmonthly Magazine uploaded more than 650 new products since last month. Because you might not have time to browse them all, we picked out some favorites for you. Here are a few; read TDmonthly’s August Staff Picks to see the rest: Papermill Complete Kit by ARNOLD GRUMMER'S PAPER MAKING
Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ... Read more articles by this author
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