Want to know what more than 800 retailers have told TDmonthly about their best-selling products? Here's what toy-store owners in Alabama had to say:

"Dorothy [from the Alexander Doll Company's Wizard of Oz line] seems to be the most popular one of all. Little girls, like 6 to 8, want Dorothy because of the ruby slippers, and then the grandmothers will finish the whole series for them."— Diane Sparks, owner, Dollhouse Gallery, Florence, Ala., June 2006

"We carry Baby Einstein, and then we have lots of books. The best book is 'Guess How Much I Love You' by Sam McBratney and 'Goodnight Moon' by Margaret Wise Brown."— Marsha Johnson, general manager, The Name Dropper, Montgomery, Ala., December 2006

"Any of the McFarlane lines do really well: Twisted Fairy Tales, Dragons. It's kind of hard to do action figures, since it's so hard to compete with Wal-Mart. Hobby stores have to be more eclectic"— Dawn Fischer, owner, Borderland Relics, Mobile, Ala., July 2006

"[We] don't have any [action figures] at this time, but have some on order: Batman or Superman — really popular."— Melissa McCollum, owner, Learning Express, Hoover, Ala., April 2006

"If you set up appointments [at Toy Fair], you are always at the wrong side of the hall at the wrong time."— Ginger Milligan, buyer, Fantasy Island Toys, Fairhope, Ala., January 2007

"My German and European board games do very well here. Friday nights, [we have] 20 people playing them. Right now, they seem to be most excited by the Ticket to Ride series."— Frank Woods, owner, Crimson Castle Chess & Games, Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 2006

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"There was a time when Star Wars did well, and Star Trek. But that's the good steady one. Ages 12 to 50. It's a really wide range of people that buy and play that game."— Tom Ray, owner, Diverzions Ground Zero, Mobile, Ala., April 2006

"We also have the Power Rangers. They like all the Ninja stuff. Kids and parents — mainly boys. All ages. A lot of the older ones collect them."—Debbie Jackson, manager, Toys and Toys, Huntsville, Ala., April 2006

"We have Schleich...We just started carrying the knights. We sold the animals for a while; have a hard time keeping them in stock."— Ella Martin, owner, Wyker's Toys, Decatur, Ala., April 2006