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Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1997

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1997 (alphabetized by manufacturer)
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Action Games Indoor Games ap cp esp mm u vt 2-7 $14.95 800-399-2637
ALEX My Very Busy Box ap ac cp 6-10 $30.00 800-666-2539
Anatex Wordpath ap cp esp t trv 3-5 $29.95 800-999-9599
Aurora Interactive Safety Quest cd esp mm u 4-12 $29.95 305-273-7013
Baby School Company So Smart! vt esp 3-18 mos. $14.95 800-663-2741
Bandai America Tamagotchi u nov 7-12 $15.00 310-640-8674
Bateman Design Odd-Quads ap esp puz t u 4-12 $50.00 No Longer Available
Binary Arts Port To Port bg esp puz t trv 8-11 $12.00 201-444-3844
Briarpatch Guess How Much I Love You bg 3-7 $19.95 800-232-5474
BRIO Chunky School Bus esp t 2-7 $24.00 888-274-6869
Cadaco Amazing Colorland bg esp 2-5 $6.99 800-621-5426
Career Explorers Career Explorers bg 7-12 $19.95 800-563-0665
Cedco Publishing World Wildlife Fund Series b 2-4 $12.95 800-227-6162
Comet-Montrose Deluxe Painting Case with Easel ap ac cp t trv u 4-7 $29.99 708-233-3740
Computer Curriculum CCCnet c esp mm u 8-12 $7.95 800-455-7910
Curiosity Kits Artwork Lantern ap ac cp esp t 7-12 $20.00 800-584-5487
Curious Kids Discovery Kit ap ac b cp c esp h 6-12 $19.95 800-585-2386
Cynergie Choice Reward esp 3-12 $12.95 800-844-4338
DaMert Triazzle Bundle cd c mm puz u vg 8-12 $19.99 800-231-3722
Davis Liquid Crystals Touch Me Bookmarks ap cp 3-12 $1.00 800-677-5575
Discovery Toys Create-A-Class esp 7-12 $19.98 800-426-4777
Dowling Magnets Simply Science Exploring Magnets t esp 6-12 $14.00 800-624-6381
Dream Green TicTac Chec bg esp trv 7-12 $17.95 888-438-4263
EDC Publishing Kid Kits ap b h 7-12 $10.95 800-475-4522
EDDU Toy Math Counting Series cp t 2 $10.95 800-686-8697
Edmark Mighty Math Zoo Zillions c cd esp 5-8 $35.00 800-691-2985
Edu-Fun Productions Singing Sounds at 2-7 $15.98 804-977-8389
Educational Insights Poppumus Zoo Adventure ap t 2-5 $19.95 800-933-3270
Ertel Games Checkered Flag bg 9-12 $29.95 888-810-4449
Explore Technologies, Inc. Odyssey--World's First Atlasphere ap esp trv u 3-12 $399.00 888-456-2343
First Years 2-in-1 Play Center esp t u 6 mos.-6 yrs. $69.99 800-225-0382
Folkmanis Snowy Owl Puppet pup 3-12 $24.95 800-443-4463
Frank Schaffer Publications Big Bulldozer Floor Puzzle ap esp puz 5-8 $14.95 877-833-5524
Gamewright Kit & Caboodle g esp 8-12 $16.00 800-638-7568
Girlhood Journey Girlhood Journeys Collection d b 7-12 $29.99 800-553-9886
Global Friends Mariko from Japan ap b c d esp mm u vt 6-12 $59.00 800-393-5421
Golden Books Extra Smart Pages ap c esp u 5-12 $16.99 212-547-6700
Gotz Dolls Hilary d 7-12 $139.00 315-635-1055
Great American Puzzle Factory Chronology Jr. bg b esp t trv 9-12 $19.95 800-922-1194
Green Cobweb Company Gruggling ap cp esp u 8-12 $19.95 617-426-8185
Hasbro Tinkersaurus t ap 4-8 $29.99 800-752-9755
Hasbro Interactive Scrabble Crossword CD-ROM cd c esp puz 8-12 $29.99 800-638-6927
Horticultural Sales Products Root-Vue Farm ap esp u 4-8 $24.95 888-766-8883
Humongous Entertainment Big Thinkers 1st Grade cd esp mm 5-8 $29.00 800-499-8386
Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta-Music Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta-GNU at esp t trv 4-11 $14.95 800-492-1899
IBM World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia cd mm esp 9-12 $79.95 800-426-7235
IDG Books Worldwide Tech Girl Internet Adventures ap at b cd c cp esp mm 8-12 $19.99 800-762-2974
Irwin Toy Oopsie Daisy d 3-8 $39.99 800-268-1733
Jester Jester Has Lost His Jingle b 2-10 $20.00 800-953-7837
K'NEX K'NEX Solar Power 10 Model Set cp esp h t trv 9-12 $49.99 800-543-5639
Learning Curve Robotix Robo-Dog ap cp esp 9-12 $119.99 800-704-8697
Learning Line Get Wet Washcloth ap cp esp u 1-6 $4.99 908-933-4172
Learning Quest FAB Phonics at b esp 5-8 $15.95 888-925-3276
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears Factory cons 7-12 $44.95 888-800-7893
LEGO Systems DUPLO Dinosaur Park ap cp esp t 2-5 $39.99 800-233-8756
Letres Company Letres ap esp t trv g 7-12 $9.95 615-297-0479
Little Tikes All Terrain Vehicle ap t trans 1-1/2-3 $24.99 800-321-0183
Manhattan Baby Radiant Rainforest Musical Mobile t birth-6 mos $40.00 800-747-2454
Marklin MAXI American Starter Set ap cp esp h trans 8-12 $439.00 800-825-0888
Master Magnetics Magnetic Wand Kit ap esp t u 6-10 $29.95 800-525-3536
Microsoft My Personal Tutor ap cd c cp esp mm 3-7 $54.95 800-426-9400
MindPlay Living Lab-Plants cd esp mm 8-12 $79.00 800-221-7911
Mindscape LEGO Island cd mm 6-12 $40.00 800-234-3088
North-South Books Rainbow Fish Memory Game g esp t 4-8 $14.95 800-722-6657
Trigam Dr. Hombix ap bg cp esp t trv u 10-12 $24.00 888-661-9142
Palladium Interactive Wishbone Activity Zone ap cd c cp esp h mm 7-12 $19.95 415-464-5500
Panasonic Interactive Media Make-A-Map 3D cd 7-11 $39.95 Out of Business
Parenting Solutions Chatter Matters bg 7-10 $29.95 818-905-8085
Parker Bros. Pooh Musical Hide and Seek esp t 3-6 $21.99 508-927-7600
Patch Products Avalanche Mountain g esp 6-10 $20.00 800-524-4263
Peeleman-McLaughlin Perfume Creations ap ac cp c esp t u 8-12 $20.00 800-779-2205
Planet Dexter/Addison Wesley Magnetic Pattern Blocks b esp trv 4-7 $14.99 800-358-4566
PorchLight Entertainment The Book of Virtues vt 4-10 $12.98 800-645-4727
Pressman Tilt N Tumble g 7-12 $17.99 800-800-0298
Primordial Zoob ap cp esp t u 5-10 $6.99 415-923-1895
Purple Moon Secret Paths in the Forest cd c mm 8-12 $29.95 888-278-7753
Quincrafts Beginner Stitchery Deluxe Kit ap ac cp c esp h 6-10 $9.99 800-342-8458
Rainbow Communications Dairy Farming for Kids vt 2-10 $19.95 800-518-3276
RMC Interactive Jubilee's Journey cd 6-12 $39.95 800-762-6443
Rock 'N Learn Letter Sounds, Phonics for Beginners at b 4-7 $9.95 800-348-8445
Second Avenue Creations Discover America bg cp esp 8-12 $39.95 800-713-1105
Strombecker/Tootsietoy Construction Company u vg vt 3-7 $14.99 800-944-8697
Sunburst Sunbuddy Writer cd 5-8 $19.95 800-321-7511
TableTalk Careers for Kids esp g u 10-12 $6.95 800-997-5676
TC Timber Avalanche g t 3-12 $29.95 800-245-7622
Team Concepts ComQuest Scholar c esp trv 6-10 $89.99 718-726-5855
Tiger Electronics game.com t u vg 8-12 $69.95 888-844-7767
Today's Kids Soft Rock 'N Bounce Zebra ap t u 9 mos.-2 1/2 yrs. $80.00 800-258-8697
Tomy America Ball Party Roll Around Tower t 1-3 $24.99 949-955-1030
Toymax Inc. Precious Metals Boutique ap ac cp c esp h t u 8-12 $30.00 800-222-9060
Twin Sisters Productions Phonics CD-ROM cd 4-9 $19.95 800-248-8946
U.S. Game Old West Card Games ap g esp trv 8-12 $5.00 800-544-2637
Vtech Little Smart TinyTot Driver ap esp t trans 6-36 mos $21.99 800-521-2010
WEB.ola! Company WEB.ola! ap c esp mm nov g u 6-12 $7.99 203-371-5305
Wild Goose da Vinci Construction esp t sc 7-12 $9.99 800-373-1498
Wild Planet Toys Powerware Pak ap t u 6-10 $24.99 800-247-6570
Williamson Publishing Pyramids! Experience Egypt ap b cp esp 6-12 $10.95 800-234-8791 x10
Wimmer-Ferguson Discovery Teether t 6-24 mos $16.00 800-747-2454
Wrebbit Puzz-3D puz 4-10 $12.99 800-973-2248
YES! Entertainment Dance Studio ap cp 6-10 $19.99 Out of Business

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