"...
Buzz in the industry and the press over the past
few years, as to the benefits of early music exposure
in developing children's brains..."
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Let’s do a word problem: If the toy industry is a 25-billion-dollar-a-year
business, with licensed product making up over a third of that
figure, how long will it take a train traveling 60mph to reach
Omaha with a boxcar full of SpongeBob SquarePants® dolls?
After
a Century, They're Still Playing the Same Tune By
Kris Decker In
1872, German-born immigrant Albert Schoenhut fashioned
a toy piano for his landlord's daughter. At the time,
he probably never imagined one of his creations would
be played in a venue like Carnegie Hall...
Joseph-Beth Booksellers By
Timothy Dickey In
1986, Neil and Mary Beth Van Uum opened the first Joseph
Beth Bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky. Today, the Joseph
Beth Group consists of six independent bookstores in
three states.
Baby
Einstein On-Line By
Scott Ferguson
Baby
Einstein™ announced in August 2002 the launch
of its new business-to-business online store created
especially for “Mom and Pop” retailers carrying
developmental and discovery books and toys for children...
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It's almost Saint Nicholas Tag, so dust off your wooden
shoes and set them by the door. Huh?
Yes
Virginia, Santa does things a little differently in Europe.
Over there, kids don’t wait by the chimney on Christmas
Eve, but by the door on December 6th, Saint Nicholas’
Feast day...
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