2003 Top Creative Toy Awards
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Dogs Rule-Book of the Year Award
A collection of twenty poems from a dog’s perspective, such as “Bad Dog,” “Dog Bone Blues,” and “Purple Rhinestone Collar,” set to music on an accompanying CD. The author, Daniel Kirk, loves dogs, but because he is extremely allergic to them, he has never owned one. noetheless, dogs are still his favorite animals.
by Disney Publishing www.disney.com

Time to Pee!-Preferred Choice Award
The most basic of functions, subject of countless earnest tomes, at last receives a treatment whose instructional value is equaled by it’s entertainment value. “Sometimes you et that funny feeling and you don’t know what to do!” Don’t worry- This book will tell you where you gotta go when you gotta go! by Disney Publishing www.disney.com

My Christmas Shape Sorter Book-Preferred Choice Award
The Perfect Christmas gift for toddlers. Help Santa prepare for Christmas by putting toys in boxes, cookies in tins, and gifts in stockings. 14 chunky, child-friendly pieces fit into custom-cut holes on each page and disappear into a see-through compartment, surprising children with Christmas treats!
by Innovative Games
www.innovativekids.com

Tie Your Shoes!-Preferred Choice Award
Flip it over and it’s 2 books in one. Learn Rocket Style on one side and Bunny Ears on the other. There are 2 foil-stamped shoe-tying boards with clear step-by-step photographic instructions. This book is even bound at the top, providing easy access for lefties and righties. “Hands-on Learning.”
by Innovative Games
www.innovativegames.com

Rain Forest Adventure-Preferred Coice Award
This action-packed adventure takes you on a fact-filled, fictional journey through the Amazon Rainforest. Learn all about the animals, plants, and indigenous people that inhabit this fascinating, endangered environment. Do you have what it takes to become a member of the Helping Earth’s Rainforests Organization (HERO)?
by Innovative Games
www.innovativekids.com

Noah’s Ark Story in a Box-Preferred Choice Award
Noah’s Ark Story in a Box is an ark-shaped board book and an attached box filled with cutout characters and props from the story. The cutouts include Noah and various pairs of animals, and the box features a pull-down door, which allows children to march the animals into the ark! Noah’s Ark encourages storytelling and creativity while making reading more interactive. by The Straight Edge
www.straightedgeinc.com

Storytelling Discoveries-Preferred Choice Award
This book helps boys and girls, age 9-12, discover new storytelling skills while having fun. It encourages them to develop different voices while working with simple marionettes or big backyard puppets. Easy props, such as a paper heart box, hand puppets for a storytelling doll and pictographs on rocks extend the fun while teaching kids to create original characters, adapt tales, and tell their own stories.
by Storycraft Publishing
www.storycraft.com

Written by K-3 educator nora Gaydos, these books provide a simple color-coded, step-by-step approach to reading with the appropriate sequence of phonetic sounds and whole language necessary for the beginning reader. humorous stories combined with zany illustrations will delight children while they learn to read. The cool CD-like package includes a magnietic closure and holds 10 removable storybooks, and a Parent guide.
www.innovativekids.com