Summer 2008
Profit from Play By Heather Johnson Durocher

Article Resources

Channel Craft
800.724.4894
ChannelCraft.com

Educational Insights
EducationalInsights.com

Gamewright
800.638.7568
GameWright.com

HaPe International Ltd./Anamalz/Little Blue Fish (Participant)
HapeToys.com

Kvale Good Natured Games
866.254.1276
KvaleGames.com

Maple Landmark, Inc.
800.421.4223
MapleLandmark.com

The Young Scientists Club
800.964.1320
TheYoungScientistsClub.com

Experts

American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
800.591.0490
ASTRAToy.org

Toy Industry Association
212.675.1141
ToyAssociation.org

Retailers

Discovery Depot
Cookeville, TN
931.520.8697
DepotToys.com

Kidstop Specialty Toys and Books
Scottsdale, Glendale, AZ
480.609.9012
KidstopToys.com

Additional Resources

Bazoongi Kids/YJ USA
800.206.5611
Bazoongi.com

Brainy Baby
678.762.1100
BrainyBaby.com

Bruder Toys America, Inc.
310.352.4665
BruderToysAmerica.com

Challenge & Fun
888.384.6200
ChallengeandFun.com

Corners Of The World
800.500.4701
CornersoftheWorld.net

Cunningham’s Animal Puzzles
909.629.4158
CunninghamPuzzles.com

Dervish Toys
310.356.6336
DervishToys.com

Edushape
Edushape.com

Fat Brain Toy Co.
800.590.5987
FatBrainToys.com

Front Porch Classics/Sababa Toy Group Inc.
800.526.0314
FrontPorchClassics.com

Fundex Games
800.486.9787
FundexGames.com

Go Fly A Kite/Jakks Pacific Inc.
310.456.7799
Jakks.com

Great American Puzzle Factory
800.922.1194
GreatAmericanPuzzle.com

Huckleberry Toys
HuckleberryToys.com

Innovative Kids/Hachette Book Group USA
InnovativeKids.com

Insect Lore
800.213.6124
InsectLore.com

Infinitoy
650.558.0933
Infinitoy.com

Irwin Toys/itoys
416.703.5886
IToys.ca

Jamtown
888.JAM.TOWN
Jamtown.com

Kid Galaxy
800.816.1135
KidGalaxy.com

Noodle Head
509.892.7311
NoodleHeadFun.com

Petra Toys
908.859.0029
PetraToysUSA.com

Rex Games
Tangoes.com

Rocking Horse Depot
281.446.2660
RockingHorseDepot.com

Rokenbok Toy Company
888.476.5265
Rokenbok.com

White Mountain Puzzles, Inc.
800.548.8009
PuzzleMaps.com

Heather Johnson Durocher

Durocher is a northern Michigan-based journalist who writes frequently about business for newspapers and magazines. She has contributed to USA Weekend, Woman's Day, Parents and American Baby. Visit her website at HeatherDurocher.com




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