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Vol. 28, No. 6 December/January 2013<br />
DYO Kits Lead the Pack<br />
K<br />
ids want to express themselves. They<br />
want to exhibit an individual sense<br />
of style, and they want toys that<br />
satisfy that desire. This year, manufactur-<br />
ers of toys in the arts and crafts category<br />
are capitalizing on this Design Your Own<br />
(DYO) trend and are offering an array of<br />
fashionable, wearable items that allow<br />
children to exercise their talents as de-<br />
signers-in-training.<br />
page 58<br />
Nuremberg<br />
Toy Fair<br />
Europe: A Slowing Toy<br />
Giant page 22<br />
page 63<br />
Eco-Friendly Toys:<br />
A Growing Market<br />
page S12<br />
Getting a Read<br />
on Children's<br />
Publishing<br />
page S18<br />
page 18<br />
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table of contents<<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=1"> </a>
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<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=5"> Vol. 28, No. 6 December/January 2013 DYO Kits L</a>
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<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=8"> table of contents December/January 2013 Departmen</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=9"> viewpoint Publisher's Serv</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=10"> STAT SHOT U.S. Toy Sales U.S. Toy Svales January-</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=11"> European Market Update 2012: A Trying Year for t</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=12"> Toy IndustrypAessroscpiaeticontives Upcoming Toy</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=13"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=14"> update Industry BALL, BOUNCE & SPORT, INC. (HEDST</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=15"> 2013 T he Big Toy Book's Sweet Su</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=16"> 5 QUESTIONS WITH Joe Shamie, president 1. H</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=17"> Digital Kids Conference Gives Businesses a Leg Up</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=18"> Welcome to NurembergToy Fair 2013</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=19"> It's a Toyvolution From Toy Story to Game Univers</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=20"> 20 · F or more than 30,000 trade pro</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=21"> the fair's 2,700 exhibitors, the trade show</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=22"> Europe: A Slowing Toy Giant by Lutz Muller </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=23"> These days, when we talk about the European t</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=24"> though even they are dwarfed by the leadin</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=25"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=26"> largest channel, with Eroski (2,360 stores) </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=27"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=28"> 28 · THE TOY BOOK </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=29"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=30"> 30 · THE TOY BOOK </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=31"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=32"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 5, Stand A-34 Laser </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=33"> Hall 4, Stand 34 Create Sparkling Treasures with</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=34"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 5, Stand A-30/B-31 </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=35"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=36"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 5, Stand B-54/C-55 </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=37"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=38"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 5, Stand B-54/C-55 K</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=39"> Hall 4, Stand C-08/B-07 Nano Magnetics Shows Col</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=40"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 1, Stand B-05 Folkm</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=41"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=42"> 42 · THE TOY BOOK </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=43"> Hall 11.1, Stand JIU-17 Defacto GmbH Brings Mini</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=44"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 10.0, Stand C-17 Eli</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=45"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=46"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 6, Stand B-36/C-39 </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=47"> Hall 4, Stand B-98 Shainsware Gets Personal F </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=48"> 2013 NurembergToyFair 48 · THE TOY BOOK Hall 12</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=49"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=50"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 6, Stand B-36/C-39 </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=51"> Hall 1, Stand A-12 Boikid</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=52"> 2013 NurembergToyFair Hall 1, Stand C-29 High </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=53"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=54"> The German Toy Market Many Markets in One by S</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=55"> At a Glance — Germany has a decentralized commerc</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=56"> The UK Toy Market A Very British Affair by Ste</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=57"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=58"> by Sierra McCleary-Harris K </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=59"> The Blingles Jewelry Pack, which allows </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=60"> Bling to life necklaces, bangles, and m</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=61"> Reaching Both Trade and Consumers CO</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=62"> New to The Bridge Direct's Inkoos line of d</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=63"> THE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION S OURC E FOR THE OY T</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=64"> NEWS ADORA DOLLS UNVEILS NEW LOOK AND PRODUCTS </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=65"> ASTRA'S INSIGHTS Retaining Top Employees: </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=66"> Thomas Rides into the Future </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=67"> “They have been absolutely awesome in ter</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=68"> An outfit topper or the main event, the St</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=69"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=70"> Do Art Collage, the latest craft kit from </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=71"> The eco-coloring book from ECO-KIDS is </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=72"> WHAT'S NEW CharlieDog and Friends are p</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=73"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=74"> EcoA-FGrriweinngdMlayrkTetoys Environmental a</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=75"> Eco-Friendly Toys Eco-Bonk Brings B</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=76"> Eco-Friendly Toys Zeenie Dollz Saeret aOnuewt, t</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=77"> Kinderfeets Prepares Kids for “Big Bikes” </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=78"> MEDIA CENTER Angelina Ballerina is a mousel</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=79"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=80"> Getting a Read on Children's Publishing NE</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=81"> Wha</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=82"> here are four fundamental reasons why exhibitors </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=83"> duty as a chore rather than a sales opportunity. </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=84"> the bar Raising The Consequential Non-Disclo</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=85"> subsequently becomes publicly known </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=86"> TV and Toys: The Best Marriage Ever by Stuart Fi</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=87"> </a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=88"> and the products sold, bringing in enor- mous re</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=89"> The Toy Book Volume 28, Number 6 THE TOY BOOK (IS</a>
<a title="The Toy Book December/January 2013 page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f94c937c?page=90"> Flashback: December/January 1993 1.2.3. 6. 1</a>
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