CATALOGS, MAGAZINES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Many fine toys and other children's products for home and school can be obtained through these catalogs, magazines, and service organizations. If you learn of others not included here please let us know. Thank you.
TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS (HOME)
Back to Basics 800-356-5360 Brainstorms 800-231-6000 Child Craft 800-231-6000 Chinaberry Book Service 800-776-2242 Classic Toy Trains 800-533-6644 Coalition for Children's Videos 800-331-6197 Educational Insights 800-933-3277 Egghead Software 800-344-4323 Family Travel Guides 510-527-5849 FAO Schwarz 800-426-8697 Great Kids Company 800-533-2166 Hand in Hand 800-872-9745 Hearthsong 800-325-2502 Just for Kids 800-654-6963 Lilly's Kids 804-430-5555 Metropolitan Museum of Art 800-468-7386 Music for Little People 800-727-2233 PlayFair 800-824-7255 Pleasant Company 800-845-0005 Right Start 800-548-8531 TC Timber 800-359-6144 Toys to Grow On 800-542-8338 Walt Disney 800-237-5751 WorldWide Games 800-888-0987 Young Explorers 800-239-7577
Toys and Children's Products (School)
ABC School Supply 404-497-0001 Beckley Cardy 218-725-2323 Community Playthings 800-543-7411 Environments 800-524-2525 Gryphon House 301-595-9500 JL Hammet 617-648-1000 Holbrook 800-822-8121 Kaplan School Supply 910-766-7374 Learning Resources 800-222-3909
Magazines (Children’s)
3-2-1 Contact American Girl Barbie Magazine Boodle Boy's Life Crayola Kids 800-846-7968 Cricket Games Junior Girl's Life Magazine 800-999-3222 Highlights for Children 800-255-9517 Highlights For Kids Ladybug Nickelodeon 800-947-7052 Ranger Rick Sesame Street Magazine Spark Stone Soup Zillions
Magazines (Parents)
Child 800-777-0222 Children's Software Revue 800-993-9499 Collecting Toys 800-446-5489 Doll Reader 800-829-3340 Family Life Magazine 800-234-0847 Family PC 800-413-9749 Gerber Baby Book 800-4-GERBER Grandtimes 510-528-4439 Michaels' Arts and Crafts-Kid's Crafts 800-856-8060 Parenting Magazine 800-234-0847 Parent's Magazine 800-727-3682 Scholastic Parent and Child 800-631-1586 Sesame Street Parents 212- 800-678-0613 Working Mother Magazine 800-234-9675
Organizations
Additional organizations included in Chapter 7
American Academy of Pediatrics 847-228-5005 Center for Accessible Technology (for disabled) 510-841-3224 Center for Media Education 202-628-2620 Children's Book Council 212-966-1990 Children's TV Resource and Education Center 415-864-8424 Consumer Federation of America 202-387-6121 Consumer Product Safety Commission 800-638-2772 Foundation for Traffic Safety 202-638-5944 International Association for the Child's Right To Play Kidsnet 202-291-2400 Kidscreen 800-543-4512 Lekotek 800-366-8697 National Association for the Education of Young Children 202-232-8777 National Child Care information Center 800-616-2242 National Info. Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities 800-695-0285 National Safe Kids Campaign 202-884-4993 Toy Manufacturers of America 800-851-9955 USA Toy Library Association 847-864-3330
Resources on Toys and Products
Reports on evaluation of products include:
Dr. Toy's Guide on the Internet http//drtoy.com
Current report available with a SASE # 10 envelope to
Dr. Toy 268 Bush St. SF, CA 94104 415-864-1169
Free Information on hundreds of award winning products from baby to older children selected by Dr. Toy for Vacation, After School, Classic and Annual 100 Best are included plus articles and many other resources. |