Thinkway Toys’ Minions Talking Kevin Awarded Toy of the Year 2015 in Sweden

Swedish trade experts awarded Talking Kevin, from Thinkway Toys and based on the upcoming movie, Minions, with Toy of the Year during a ceremony concluding the Swedish Toy and Baby Association’s Industry Days.

The jury members consisted of toys buyers Alexandra Synnermark of Lekmer, Marcus Andersson from Lekia‘s product council, and Annika Jagelid of Stor & Liten. Anders Tropp, the customer service manager at Norstar AB, which serves as the distributor for Thinkway in Sweden, accepted the award.

Kevin moves and utters expressions from Minions when the interactive banana is moved close to his mouth.

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Phil Guie

Phil Guie

Phil Guie is an associate editor at Adventure Publishing Group. He writes and edits articles for The Toy Book and The Licensing Book. Phil also serves as lead editor for The Toy Book Blog and The Toy Report newsletter, and manages social media for The Toy Book. But of course, Phil’s pride and joy are his weekly reviews for The Toy Insider, in which he writes about video games, movies, and other cool things. His hobbies include comics, baking, fidgeting, and traveling to off-the-beaten places and making new friends.

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