Dr. Toy's Best Picks - 2009
Welcome to Dr. Toy's Best Picks - 2009!
Dr. Toy's Best Picks Children's Products Awards Program 2009 was developed by noted play and child development authority, Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy) as a service to consumers who desire to purchase safe, affordable, educationally oriented, stimulating new toys and products for children.
These Best Picks were selected to “encourage parents and teachers to focus on the value of play as essential to the learning process.”
“Dr. Toy's Best Picks ” were carefully chosen from among thousands that she has reviewed at toy fairs, catalogs, and through many other sources, and by using extensive criteria she has developed over many years. Among the criteria used are: safety, age-appropriateness, design, durability, lasting play value, cultural and ethnic diversity, good transition from home to school, educational value, learning skills, creativity, improvement in the understanding of the community and the world, good value for price, and, naturally, fun.
Products List
| Image | Company | Item | Type(s) | Ages | Price | Phone |
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| Image | Company | Item | Type(s) | Ages | Price | Phone |
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b. dazzle | Buffalos Scramble Squares | bg cg es no pz tr | 4-12 | 8.95 | 800.809.4242 |
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b. dazzle | Cowboys & Cowgirls Scramble Squares | bg cg es no pz tr | 4-12 | 8.95 | 800.809.4242 |
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b. dazzle | Rooster Scramble Squares | bg cg es no pz tr | 4-12 | 8.95 | 800.809.4242 |
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Better Indeed | Family Matters | bg sr ty | 9-12 | 19.99 | 203.292.6280 |
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bluedominoes | Safe Art™ Activity Dough | ac cp es sr gn | 2-7 | 14.99 | 858.759.7435 |
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Carson-Dellosa | Big Book-Hidden Pictures & More! | bo es | 4-7 | 12.99 | 800.321.0943 |
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Carson-Dellosa | Pirates' Gold | bg es | 7-12 | 14.99 | 800.321.0943 |
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Carson-Dellosa | Where Do I Live? | bg es | 4-7 | 14.99 | 800.321.0943 |
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CelebriDucks | Mr. Green 100% Recycled Rubber Duck | no op sr ty gn | 1 m-12 y | 11.99 | 415.456.3452 |
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Chicco | Billy FunWheels | op ts ty | 2-4 | 39.99 | 877.424.4226 |
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Circle Out Games | Circle Out! | ae cg cp es no pz tr | 8-12 | 9.99 | 801.360.0673 |
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Corolle Dolls | Nourrisson | cp fp sr ty | 2-6 | 75.00 | 800.668.4846 |
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Creativity for Kids | Make Your Own Animal Puppets | ac cp fp | 3-5 | 17.99 | 800.311.8684 |
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Creativity for Kids | Planets-Create a Solar System Mobile | ac cp sc | 8-12 | 29.99 | 800.311.8684 |
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Discovery Post | Dinosaur Magnet Board | cp es fp sc tr ty | 6-10 | 29.95 | 860.516.4867 |
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Discovery Post | Fairy Magnet Board | cp es fp tr ty | 6-10 | 29.95 | 860.516.4867 |
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DuneCraft | Outer Space Explorer Set | cp es sc sr ty gn | 4-12 | 14.99 | 800.306.4168 |
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Educational Insights | Blurt! | bg es ge | 7-12 | 29.99 | 800.995.4436 |
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Educational Insights | Ticks Tacks Toes | bg es ge | 6-12 | 24.99 | 800.995.4436 |
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Educational Publishing | Pizza Friday | bo cp es sr | 12 m-36 m | 7.99 | 800.872.5030 |
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Educational Publishing | A Surprise in the Mail | bo cp es sr | 12 m-36 m | 7.99 | 800.872.5030 |
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Edupress | Brain Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards | es | 7-12 | 9.99 | 800.835.7978 |
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Edupress | Guided Reading Question Cards | es | 8-12 | 8.99 | 800.835.7978 |
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Edupress | Word Family Fiesta! | bg es | 6-8 | 21.95 | 800.835.7978 |
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Elmer's Products | Dotza El Grande | ac | 5-8 | 19.99 | 888.435.6377 |
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Elmer's Products | Sprayza Color El Grande | ac | 5-8 | 19.99 | 888.435.6377 |
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Elmer's Products | Magnificent Manicure Kit | sc | 8-11 | 19.99 | 888.435.6377 |
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Express Yourself Baby! | Look Who's Signing | es dv | 1 m-8 y | 14.99 | 856.297.4033 |
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Fisher-Price | Trio Basic Tub Set | co cp ty | 3-6 | 29.99 | 800.432.5437 |
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FloraCraft | Make It: Fun® Project Bricks | ac cp es fp | 10-12 | 14.99 | 800.253.0409 |
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Flying Pig Games | Jukem Football Card Game | cg es tr | 8-12 | 19.99 | 513.259.8514 |
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FoxMind Games | Meta-Forms | bg es pz | 6-12 | 19.99 | 866.369.6463 |
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GameWhys | IceCap | cg cp es sr ty gn | 9-12 | 12.95 | 650.843.1536 |
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Gamewright | Funny Business | cp es ge | 12-12 | 27.99 | 800.638.7568 |
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Hallmark | Don't Break the Chain | cg cp es | 6-12 | 12.95 | 800.425.5627 |
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Hallmark | Pizza 31 | cg es | 6-12 | 12.95 | 800.425.5627 |
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Haydenburri Lane | Rascals & Routines | BO ES FP PU SR TR | 3-5 | 24.95 | 510-339-8559 |
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I Can Do That! Games | One Fish Two Fish | bg es | 3-8 | 16.99 | 206.686.9686 |
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I Can Do That! Games | Richard Scarry's Busytown Eye Found It! | bg cp | 3-8 | 16.99 | 206.686.9686 |
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Juice Box Heroes | "No Sugar Added" | cd ml | 3-8 | 15.00 | 415.203.3415 |
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K'NEX | Dinosaurs 20 Model Bldg Set | co cp ty | 5-12 | 20.99 | 800.543.5639 |
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KIDdesigns | Barbie Hug n' Heal Pet Dr. | fp pl ty | 3-6 | 29.99 | 888.867.8697 |
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Kubit2me | Now You're Talkin' Edition | es ge sr | 10-12 | 19.99 | 888.686.7748 |
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LeapFrog | My Pal Scout | es ml sw tr ty | 6 m-4 y | 19.99 | 800.701.5327 |
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Learning Journey | Techno Gears Marble Mania Raceway | co cp es ty | 8-12 | 69.99 | 877.839.3969 |
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Learning Materials | Color and Form Blocks | ac co cp es sc sr | 2-6 | 35.00 | 800.693.7164 |
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Little Tikes | Apple Grove Pals Farm Playset | cp fp ty | 18 m-4 y | 34.99 | 800.748.2204 |
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Master Comm | Families of Mexico | dv | 5-11 | 29.95 | 800.765.5885 |
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MEGA Brands | Streetz City Pursuit | co cp fp ty | 6-12 | 39.99 | 800.465.6342 |
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Mentor Interactive | My Virtual Tutor: Reading | cp eg es vg | 3-8 | 29.99 | 720.565.0334 |
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MGA | Moxie Girlz Art-titude Doll | ac cp do fp ty | 6-12 | 19.99 | 888.222.4685 |
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myWallaby Ltd | myWallaby Agile Doll Bag | as cp do tr | 3-10 | 49.99 | 212.214.0347 |
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Patch Products | Now What? | ae bg cp es | 8-12 | 20.00 | 608.362.6896 |
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Patch Products | Pass the Pup | ae cp es ge ml pl | 3-5 | 25.00 | 608.362.6896 |
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Plasticant-Mobilo | 120-pc Kindergarten Group Set | co cp es ty | 3-8 | 30.50 | 800.323.3040 |
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Playroom Ent. | Trading Faces | cg es sr | 6-8 | 10.00 | 866.999.9654 |
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Pressman Toy | Chimp & Zee's Pesky Pirates | bg es | 3-5 | 15.00 | 800.800.0298 |
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Publications Intl | Digital Camera Book | ac ae bo cp eg es ml tr ty | 3-5 | 19.99 | 800.595.8484 |
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Publications Intl | Guitar Sound Book | ae bo cp eg es ho ml tr ty | 3-5 | 16.99 | 800.595.8484 |
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Publications Intl | My First Laptop | ae bo cp eg es ho ml tr | 3-5 | 16.99 | 800.595.8484 |
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Puzzled | Alphabet Tree | es pz ty gn | 3-5 | 20.00 | 818.665.6533 |
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RandomLine | SQUIGGLE On-the-Move | ac cp es tr | 6-12 | 8.99 | 888.234.3729 |
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Rock 'N Learn | Life Science DVD | es sc dv | 8-12 | 19.99 | 800.348.8445 |
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Roylco | Masterpiece Crayon Kit | ac cp | 3-12 | 24.99 | 800.352.8656 |
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Science Wiz™ | Chemistry Plus | SC | 8-12 | 19.98 | 510-222-2638 |
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Science Wiz™ | Chess: Once A Pawn A-Time | BG | 8-12 | 19.98 | 510-222-2638 |
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ScreenLife | Crayola Undersea Adventures | ac es dv | 3-7 | 19.99 | 866.383.4263 |
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SepToys | SepToys Design Blocks | co cp es no ty | 4-12 | 29.99 | 631.871.2599 |
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Shidonni | Shidonni | cp es ge pl | 5-12 | 5.95 | 011.972.8.931.99 |
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Smith & Tinker | Nanovor | cp eg sw ts ty | 7-12 | 9.95 | 425.641.3376 |
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Smithsonian Folkways | Go Waggaloo | cd ml tr | 3-5 | 11.98 | 888.365.5929 |
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Song Wizard Records | Teaspoon at a Time | cd ml | 5-10 | 14.98 | 626.441.4714 |
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Sunya® Math Games | Building Sharp Minds in Math | bo cg es sr | 7-12 | 34.95 | 330.545.5000 |
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Swingset Press | Acting Out! | ae bg cp es fp sr ty | 9-12 | 14.99 | 303.670-0626 |
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Tailten Games & Puzzles | Pluck, The Peacock | bg es ho ty | 6-8 | 24.95 | 203.292.6280 |
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Tame Tiger | Word Frenzy Card Game | ae cg cp tr | 10-12 | 14.99 | 866.367.1343 |
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Techno Source | Printies™ Design Studio | ac cp pl | 6-12 | 19.99 | 212.725.4500 |
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ThinkFun | Chocolate Fix | bg es | 8-12 | 19.99 | 800.468.1864 |
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ThinkFun | Clever Castle | bg es | 5-7 | 19.99 | 800.468.1864 |
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ThinkFun | Hoppers Jr. | bg es | 5-7 | 19.99 | 800.468.1864 |
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ThinkFun | S'Match | es ge | 3-5 | 19.99 | 800.468.1864 |
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Uncle Skunkle | Bambooga® | ae cp op sr gn | 9-12 | 29.00 | 503.608.7581 |
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University Games | Sort It Out!™ | BG CG TR | 8-12 | 9.99 | 800.471.0641 |
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University Games | Super WHY ABC Letter Game | BG ES | 3-5 | 17.99 | 800.471.0641 |
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Vermont Teddy Bear | Soft Floppy Bear | cp fp pl | 1 m-12 y | 39.95 | 800.988.8277 |
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Vivid Imaginations® | AniMagic™: Honey My Baby Pony™ | do el es fp no pl | 3-8 | 49.99 | 201.797.3305 |
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Wild Republic | Mongo Grinders | no sr ty gn | 6-8 | 7.99 | 800.800.9678 |
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Wild Republic | Wee Lil Keepers | do fp no ty | 3-5 | 7.99 | 800.800.9678 |
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Wild Republic | WOWs (Googly Glow-Eyed Plush) | no pl sr | 3-5 | 10.00 | 800.800.9678 |
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Your Baby Can | 6 Mini-Sliding Books | bo es | 0 m-36 m | 25.95 | 888.732.3888 |
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Your Baby Can | Lift-a-Flap Books | bo es | 0 m-5 y | 11.95 | 888.732.3888 |
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Your Baby Can | Spanish, French, Italian, German | bo es dv | 2-7 | 39.95 | 888.732.3888 |
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Zillio | Zillio 2D Playground | bg es | 4-12 | 24.95 | 650.260.2276 |
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Zoobies | Very Hungry Caterpillar | bo pl tr ty gn | 0-12 | 45.00 | 888.966.2438 |
| AC - Arts & Crafts | AE - Active Toy | AP - Activity Product | AT - Audio Tape |
| BG - Board Game | BO - Book | CD - CD | CE - Entertainment |
| CG - Card Game | CM - CD-ROM | CO - Construction Toy | CP - Creative Product |
| CR - Computer Related | CS - Costume | DH - Dollhouse | DO - Doll |
| DV - DVD | EG - Electronic Game | EL - Electronic Product | EQ - Equipment |
| ES - Educational Skills | FP - Fantasy Play | GE - Game | GN- Green Product |
| HO - Hobby | ML - Musical | MM - Multimedia | NO - Novelty |
| OP - Outdoor Play | OT - Other | PL - Plush Toy | PT - Pool Toy |
| PU - Puppet | PZ - Puzzle | RS - Rubber Stamp | SC - Science |
| SR - Socially Responsible | ST - Stamps | SW - Software | TR - Travel Item |
| TS - Transportation | TY - Toy | UN - Unique Product | VG - Video Game |
| VT - Video Tape |
