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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Look out for new Alice costumes this Halloween! Disguise will debut new Halloween wear based on Alice, The Mad Hatter, and the Red Queen from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Disguise, JAKKS
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Strawberry Shortcake TM CGI Adventure Comes To Kidtoons Theaters
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Kidtoons and AG Properties, a division of American Greetings, have premiered the new Strawberry Shortcake movie, Berryfest Princess, in nearly 150 theaters nationwide. Showing exclusively at Kidtoons theaters throughout the month of March, The Berryfest Princess Movie features Strawberry Shortcake and her berry best friends in another CGI adventure.
Berry Bitty City is preparing for the annual Spring Festival and Strawberry Shortcake has just been appointed Berryfest Princess. Strawberry Shortcake and her friends must work together to ensure the festival and parade are the sweetest events Berry Bitty City has ever seen. The movie aims to teach that teamwork, friendship, and hard work pay off.
Tags: American Greetings, Kidtoons, Strawberry Shortcake
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SNL Cast Members, Daryl Hannah Stop by Toy Fair
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
More pics of Toy Fair! (via Discovery Bay Games)
From left: CEO of Discovery Bay Games, Craig Olson, actress/game inventor Daryl Hannah, and investor Rob Major, promoting one of the company’s games at New York Toy Fair on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. In addition to LIEbrary, the company will launch two more titles by Daryl Hannah (and co-creator Hilary Shepard) this year. (Photo credit: Dana Edelson)
Tags: Daryl Hannah, Discovery Bay Games, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live, Toy Fair
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Madame Alexander Appointed as StinkyKids Manufacturer
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Stone America Licensing has appointed Alexander Doll Company, the creator of Madame Alexander Dolls, as exclusive manufacturer for StinkyKids’ soft-bodied dolls.
StinkyKids are a group of 10 diverse “little stinKers” who learn to make right choices through mistakes. The children live by the motto, “Always Be A Leader Of Good.”
The property’s doll line launched in fourth quarter 2009 in Nordstrom stores, Nordstrom.com, and at FAO Schwarz New York. Madame Alexander plans to expand the program to additional specialty, mid-tier, and mass retailers for Christmas 2010.
Stone America is also in negotiations with publishers to produce the property’s first book.
Tags: Alexander Doll Company, Madame Alexander, StinkyKids, Stone America Licensing
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Dover Publications Creates Sesame Street Line
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Dover Publications has partnered with Sesame Workshop to create a line of activity books, paper dolls, stained glass coloring books, stickers, and tattoos based on Sesame Street. The sticker books feature Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Elmo to teach kids about the colors blue, yellow, and red, while the temporary tattoos—featuring Zoe, The Count, and Grover—help kids learn numbers.
Many of Dover’s new Sesame Street products retail for $2 each. For more information, visit www.doverpublications.com/sesamestreet.
Tags: Dover Publications, Sesame Street
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The Toy Book’s Toy Report 03/01/10
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Catch up on last week’s news! Read The Toy Book Toy Report for 03/01/10.
To view click here.
Tags: ABC Spring Expo, Burger King, Cindy Davis, Classic Pooh, Cookie Jar, CPLG, Dr. Seuss, DSi XL, Fleishman-Hillard, Grosset & Dunlap, Infantino, Jack Vresics, Manhattan Toy, Maria T. Bailey, Nintendo, Pinkalicious, Planet Frog, Ron Antonette, Scott Levin, Scripps, Step 2, Toy Fair, Toys R Us, United Media
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Burger King Goes Pinkalicious
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Burger King restaurants across America will turn “Pinkalicious” this spring in a new partnership with Harper Collins and Pinkalicious, the children’s book property that celebrates the love of pink and the magical world of its heroine. The national Burger King Kids Meal promotion will kick off March 1st.
With the purchase of a Burger King Kids Meal, customers will receive one of four pinkatastic toys including a Pinkalicious figurine with ring comb, a Pinkalicious Star Bright Wand, a Pinkalicious tiara, or Pinkalicious hair play barrettes. Burger King will also distribute Adventures Newsletters in-restaurant featuring Pinkalicious. Each newsletter will also include a limited edition poster.
Tags: Burger King, Pinkalicious
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American Greetings Signs New Entertainment Deals for Care Bears
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
American Greetings Properties (AGP), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, has signed new entertainment deals to bring Care Bears entertainment to the UK, Italy, Latin America, Middle East, and Canada. The agreements grant broadcast rights to Cartoon Network in the UK and Italy, Disney in Latin America, and Astral Media’s Playhouse Disney in Canada. Prime Pictures has also been granted home video distribution rights in the Middle East.
Cartoon Network will broadcast the Adventures in Care-a-lot series in both the UK and Italy. This comedy series features new characters such as clumsy-but-hilarious Oopsy Bear, and showcases all of the bears’ newly enhanced belly badge powers.
Tags: American Greetings, Care Bears, Cartoon Network, Disney, Playhouse Disney, Prime Pictures
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Walmart Partners with DreamWorks and Spin Master for Dragon Line
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. and Walmart have announced the first of many elements to come from Walmart’s involvement with the studio on its upcoming feature film, How to Train Your Dragon, due in theaters March 26. The toy line, created by Spin Master Ltd., will be available at Walmart stores March 1, and will include action figures and dragons, Viking play sets, roaring plush dragons, flying dragon toys, and role-play toys based on the animated film. The toys will be geared to boys ages 5-8 and will range from $5 to $30.
Tags: DreamWorks, How to Train Your Dragon, Spin Master
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Tatty Teddy Travels to the U.S.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Tatty Teddy, the loveable grey bear behind the UK’s Me to You brand, is heading across the pond with the appointment of Stone America Licensing as the North American licensing agent for the brand.
The Me to You brand was launched in 1995 by Carte Blanche Greeting and has grown to become a successful character brand with approximately $800 million annual retail sales globally. The brand’s website, www.metoyou.com, boasts over 12 million page views since it re-launched last March.
The bear, called Tatty Teddy because of its patches and sewn-up seams, appears on a wide range of Me to You products, including greeting cards, plush toys, apparel, calendars, jewelry, and collectable figurines.
Tags: Carte Blanche, Stone America, Tatty Teddy
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