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

"Magical Sword from Small World does real well."—Marilyn Walker, owner, Play Fair Toys Boulder, Colo., September 2006

www.playfairtoys.com

"Muffy VanderBear is very popular. Character bears sell. They're timeless."—Susan Swickard, owner, The Talking Teddy, Estes Park, Colo., December 2005

www.estesark.com

"Magnetic earrings are a new trend."—Diana Nelson, owner, Kazoo & Company, Denver, Colo., November 2006

www.kazootoys.com

"The pirate stuff is always popular around Halloween."—Jerome Crawford, owner, Crawdaddy's Toys, Lafayette, Colo., November 2006

www.crawdaddystoys.com

"We've found Papo and Schleich and have done amazingly well with it. And they weren't the only two."—Raymond Derouin, co-owner, Ouray Toys Inc, Ouray, Colo., November 2006

"The marble run is unique because it is more horizontal than vertical."—Sallie Kashiwa, owner, Timbuk Toys, Denver, Colo., April 2006

https://www.timbuktoys.com/

"The No. 1 reason[to attend trade shows] is to see new products in one place and meet up with reps."—Ray Goodhart, owner, Ages & Stages Toy Box, Golden, Colo., December 2006

"We have a [dinner] set — Guess How Much I Love You by Stephan Enterprises."—Betty Quigley, manager, Grandrabbits Toy Shoppe, Superior, Colo., December 2005