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TDMONTHLY MUST READS |
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This month, TDmonthly Magazine asks specialty toy stores for tips on selling CDs, Back-to-School Supplies and other items that many mom-and-pop shops avoid.... |
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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"Quis cusotdiet ipsos toy makers?" TDmonthly Magazine does.... 
We at TDmonthly Magazine like toys, and these are the toys we wished they'd made when we were kids.... |
TDMONTHLY HOT TOPIC |
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Parents want their kids to do well in school. Fact. Unfortunately, most kids would rather watch TV, play video games, or hang out with their friends goofin’ off rather than study.... |
MUSICAL TOYS & CDS |
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What goes into creating a kid song that works? TDmonthly Magazine talked with the creators and distributors of children's CDs... 
In every child is music. Sometimes it comes out through banging on a pot or a pan.... |
SCHOOL SUPPLIES |
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Retailers across the country that spoke with TDmonthly Magazine said workbooks and activity books were among their top-selling back-to-school products...... 
How are manufacturers keeping up with current demands from educators and parents for the 2006 to 2007 school year?... 
Today, knowledge can be acquired almost anywhere.... |
GIFTS |
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Food is the best offering for a little kid’s birthday, retailers from the South told TDmonthly Magazine correspondents ...... 
Does the ubiquity of retailer gift cards mean that traditional gift-giving is out of style? Not according to manufacturers who spoke with TDmonthly Magazine.... |
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS |
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Beth Carroll, Psy.D., is a professional psychologist who specializes in child intervention and development.... 
Dorothea DePrisco Wang is the author and creator of more than 40 books for children.... |
TDMONTHLY MOMīS PERSPECTIVE |
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Roundtables are a great way for manufacturers to test products that are still in development, get feedback and make improvements.... 
Five homeschooling families* in North Carolina evaluated 2 new toys, rating them on a scale of 1 to 5, with “5” being the highest score and “1” being the lowest.... |
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK |
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What began as a means to educate retailers on how to display Fantasma Toys magic products has become a retail venture in and of itself.... |
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY |
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TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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Sales of Webkinz, the plush pet toys with virtual online lives, have topped the one-million mark after only 14 months on the market, with weekly totals surpassing 10,000... |
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING |
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TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER |
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After protecting your concept and making the decision to launch your own company, promoting and marketing your invention is the next step... |
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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PlayFoam by Educational Insights is the top-selling foam toy, according to 45 retailers that TDmonthly Magazine surveyed.... 
Manhattan Toy's Groovy Girl Minis are tied with Papo Knights as the best-selling teeny toy, each getting a top-selling nod from 10 of 45 specialty toy-store owners surveyed... |
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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