• Exclusive Article by Writer Michael Brush: Toying With Profits in the Toy Sector Beset by a host of serious challenges, the toy sector may seem like the last place to put your money. Indeed, at the annual Harris Nesbitt "Playtime" Investor Conference in New York City November 8 and 9, the venue for toy makers was virtually empty, while investors overflowed from the hall where video game makers pitched their latest hot products. click here
• Are Today's Dogs Outdressing their Owners? Dog Fashion Moves Mainstream as Style Goes to the Dogs - As Dogs become a Key Part of People's Families, Spending on Dog Fashion Products is on the Rise. click here

• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards: The Best Toys for Kids 5 & Up - click here
• Children's Books Teach Children about Endangered Wildlife and Protecting the Environment, Using the Wonder of Nature and Magic - click here
• Hasbro Reports First Quarter Results - click here
• To Commemorate Earth Day the World's Most Popular Board Game Announces the Addition of Renewable Energy Utilities on the MONOPOLY Here and Now: The World Edition Game Board - click here
• Bactrian Camels as Therapeutic Healers and friendly Pets - click here
• CDC Games Signs Agreement with SK Telecom to License Digimon Online Games for North America and China - click here
• Grand Toys Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price and Minimum Market Value Requirements - click here
• Wild Heart Ranch “Kids Club” Connecting Online and Offline Play with Endangered Animal and Environmental Brands - click here
• Disney and Techno Source Take Internet Connectivity to the Next Level with Disney Fairies(TM) Toys Powered by Clickables(TM) Technology - click here
• China America Holdings Big Tree Toys Subsidiary Receives Additional Orders from International Chain - click here
• Disney Interactive Studios Invites Fans to “Work This Out” With the Latest Addition to Its Successful “High School Musical” Video - click here
• World Market for Toys and Games Report is a Comprehensive Guide to the Size and Shape of the Market on a Global Scale- click here
• Toys"R"Us, Inc. Announces Results for the 2007 Ultimate Toy Drive to Benefit America's Neediest Children - click here
• Build-A-Bear Workshop® Successfully Launches buildabearville.com™ - click here
• McFarlane Toys to Attend NHL All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, Jan. 26 and 27 Bringing Exclusive Marian Hossa Figure and Todd McFarlane - click here
• Playmates Toys Limited to Spin-off from Playmates Holdings Limited and Be Listed Separately on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - click here
• Toys"R"Us and JAKKS Pacific® Team Up to Launch Pet Products at Toys"R"Us Stores Nationwide - JAKKS Creates Totally My Pet™ and AKC Jr. Pet Lines for Toys"R"Us - click here
• Hasbro Names Lisa Licht to New Post as Company's General Manager, Entertainment & Licensing - click here
• Grand Toys Announces Results of 2007 Annual Shareholders Meeting and Appointment of Advisors - click here
• Wild Heart Ranch's "No More Night Mares" Plush Light Up Horses Receive Positive Consumer Response with Australian Specialty Retailer - click here
• Give a Little Girl the Best Valentines Day Present of All - A Pony! - No More Night Mares Light–Up Plush Horses Are the Next Best Thing to the Real Thing! January 26, 2007 - Delta, B.C. www.HorseToys.com, an online children’s retailer for plush toys and books, features horse themed and endangered animal themed lines, showcases the little girl favorite “No More Night Mares” plush light up horses for Valentines. The three character horses, Comet, Moonbeam and Lucky Stars come in realistic horse colors, have long manes and tails to brush and come with a gold comb for hours of fun. What makes the plush horses truly magical is the night light inside to comfort kids of all ages in the dark. click here
• Horse Lovers – Shopping Online for Plush Horse Toys, Books and Horse Themed Gifts for the Holiday Season? Horsetoys.com, Online Toy Store Benefits from Increase in Online Holiday Sales - www.HorseToys.com, an online children’s retailer for plush toys and books, featuring horse and endangered animal themed lines for the holiday season, says it has seen a significant increase in online sales as the holiday season shipping deadlines approach. - click here
• Give a Little Girl the Best Valentines Day Present of All - A Pony! - No More Night Mares Light–Up Plush Horses Are the Next Best Thing to the Real Thing! January 26, 2007 - Delta, B.C. www.HorseToys.com, an online children’s retailer for plush toys and books, features horse themed and endangered animal themed lines, showcases the little girl favorite “No More Night Mares” plush light up horses for Valentines. The three character horses, Comet, Moonbeam and Lucky Stars come in realistic horse colors, have long manes and tails to brush and come with a gold comb for hours of fun. What makes the plush horses truly magical is the night light inside to comfort kids of all ages in the dark. click here
• Horse Lovers – Shopping Online for Plush Horse Toys, Books and Horse Themed Gifts for the Holiday Season? Horsetoys.com, Online Toy Store Benefits from Increase in Online Holiday Sales - www.HorseToys.com, an online children’s retailer for plush toys and books, featuring horse and endangered animal themed lines for the holiday season, says it has seen a significant increase in online sales as the holiday season shipping deadlines approach. click here
• The Biggest Secret of the Holiday Season is Out! Fisher-Price(R) Reveals New T.M.X.(TM) Elmo at Retail Stores Nationwide dated Sept 21st, 2006. click here
• Wild Heart Ranch “Kids Club” features free newsletter, free online video games, endangered animal news and contest for children who love animals dated Sept 12th,2006. click here
• VH1 Selects 38 Hasbro Toys in Countdown for 100 Most Famous Toys dated March 16, 2006 click here
• T.M.X. - 10th Anniversary Tickle Me Elmo - to Be Available for 'Pre-Order' Exclusively on Walmart.com Starting Today! dated March 16, 2006 click here
• BEIJING, Feb 17 (Bernama) - Almost 75 percent of the world's toys are made in China, figures from the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Light Industrial Products and Arts-Crafts (CCCLA) showed. click here

• National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts - 130 North Rangeline Road, P.O. Box 69, Carmel, Indiana 46032, Phone:(317)571-8094, Fax:(317)571-8105
• National Retail Federation - 325 7th Street N.W. Suite 1000, Washington, D.C.. 20004, Phone:(202)783-7971, Fax:(202)737-2849
• Nizhegorodskaya Yarmarka - 13, Sovnarkomovskaya str., 603086, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Phone:007 8312 444110, Fax:007 8312 443404
• NOEL (National Ornaments and Electric Lights ) - Christmas Association, 236 Route 38 West Suite 100, Moorestown, NJ 08057, Phone:(609)231-8500, Fax:(609)231-4664
• Olma Messen St. Gallen Postfach - CH-9008 St. Gallen, Switzerland, Tel: (071) 242 01 77, Fax: (071) 242 01 01
• Pacific Northwest Toy Association - P.O.Box 66900, Seattle, WA 98166-0900, Phone:(206)242-4462, Fax:(206)243-6273
• Radio Control Hobby Trade Association (RCHTA) - 560 Bonner Road, Wauconda, ILL 60084, Phone:(847)526-1222, Fax:(847)526-9987
• Society of the Plastics Industries (SPI) - 1801 K Street N.W. Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20006, Phone:(202)974-5200, Fax:(202)296-7359
• Sollentuna Massan - P.O. Box 174, 191 23 Sollentuna, Sweden, Tel: (08) 92 59 00, Fax: (08) 92 97 74
• Southwestern Toy & Hobby Association - P.O.Box 42066, Dallas, TX 75342, Phone:(214)748-4032, Fax: (214)761-0636
• Sports Cards Association - 236 Route 38 West Suite 100, Morristown, NJ 08057, Phone:(609)231-8500, Fax:(609) 231-4664
• Tampere Trade Fairs Ltd - P.O. Box 163, 33201 Tampere, Finland, Tel: +358 31 2516111, Fax: +358 31 2123888
• The Official International Toy Center Directory - 177 Sound Beach Ave., P.O. Box 173, Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870, Phone:(203)637-5466, Fax:(203)637-8549
• Toy and Game Inventors of America - 5813 McCart Ave., Fort Worth , Texas 76133, Phone:(817)292-9021
• ToyDirectory.com Inc. - 12249 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, Tel: (310) 979-4330, Fax: (310) 979-4350
• Toy Knights of America - 200 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010, Phone:(212)675-3535, Fax:(212)727-2065
• Toy Industry Association, Inc. (TIA) - 1115 Broadway, Suite 400, New York, NY 10010, Phone: 212-675-1141, Fax: 212-633-1429, Email: info@toy-tia.org
• Toy Retail Sales Tracking Services-Toy Market Index-NPD Group - 900 West Shore Road, Port Washington, NY 11050, Phone:(516)625-2294, Fax:(516)625-2233
• Toy Train Operating Society - Fax: (818) 578-0750, U.L.T.R.A. United League of Toy Representatives Associations, 1107 Broadway, Room 1204, New York, NY 10010, Phone: 212-691-3030
• Western Toy and Hobby Representatives Association - 11100 Valley Blvd. Suite 340-20, El Monte, CA 91731, Phone:(818)442-1635, Fax:(818)442-2146
• Women in Toys - c/o Toy Manufacturers of America, 1115 Broadway, Suite 400, New York, NY 10010, Phone: 212-675-1141, Fax: 212-633-1429, WTC P.O. Box 408, Bul Voj Misica 14, Belgrade 11001
• XPO Exhibitions Ltd 1st Floor KPMG Building - P.O. Box 9682, New Market, Auckland, New Zealand, Tel: +64 9 3003950

TOYS, GIFTS & COLLECTIBLES

BOOKS

• Salon du Livre - Paris Book Fair - Tradeshow, Paris, France, Mar 23, 2007 - Mar 28, 2007
  
  The most important cultural event in Europe, open to general public, but also bringing together publishers, booksellers, teachers and librarians to network, book signings for the public, more than 250 meetings and conferences.
• The London Book Fair - Tradeshow, London, United Kingdom, Apr 16, 2007 - Apr 18, 2007
  
  The London Book Fair is the global publishing community’s leading Spring forum for bookseller, publisher and librarian buyers and specifiers worldwide.
• Warsaw International Book Fair - Tradeshow, Warsaw, Poland, May 17, 2007 - May 20, 2007
• BookExpo Canada - Tradeshow with conference., Toronto, ON Canada, Jun 08, 2007 - Jun 11, 2007
  
  BookExpo Canada is: * Canada's largest book industry event * a showcase of books in all formats, sideline merchandise and other non-book products for bookstores * an education forum that looks at the business of books from many viewpoints * the meeting place for Canada’s book industry where thousands of industry professionals come together to network, learn and conduct business. * A stimulating, comprehensive & interactive forum.
• Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF) - Tradeshow with conference, Tokyo, Japan, Jul 05, 2007 - Jul 08, 2007
  
  Publications in all categories in all kinds of publishing media, such as books, magazines/journals, newspapers, maps, travel guides; etc.; publishing related industries and service, facilities and services catering to libraries, bookstores, and schools.
• Turku Book Fair 2007 - Tradeshow, Turku Oct 05, 2007 - Oct 07, 2007
• Frankfurt Book Fair - Tradeshow, Frankfurt, Germany, Oct 10, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007
  
  Books and journals, electronic media, comics, specialized publishing houses, international section, illustrators center