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The following is a small number of toys from the National Parenting Publications Awards for Children's Resources.
NAPPA

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Infant and Toddler Toys
Preschool
Ages 5 and Older
Ages 8 and Up

Infant and Toddler Toys

Alphablock Sorter
Parents Magazine Play and Learn
$19.99
Ages 6 months and up

Six, brightly colored, shape-sorting rattles and teethers fit into eight foamy blocks. Babies learn hand-eye coordination, alphabet and object recognition and counting skills.

The Hungry Pelican
Paka Preschool Products Inc.
$31.00
Ages newborn to 36 months

The squeaky cheeks and crunchy wings of this pelican are just two of the features to stimulate your baby's senses. You can tie the pelican to the crib and your baby will open the bird's mouth, feed it the rattling crab and shrimp, the squeaky octopus and the crunchy fish.

Little People Discovery Airport
Fisher-Price
$39.99
Fisher-Price
Ages 18 months and up

The excitement and sounds of the airport come to life with this easy-to-operate playset. Roll any of the set's vehicles on areas near the terminal and roadway to trigger lights and sounds.

Little Stars Soft Barn Shape Sorter
Learning Curve International
$15.99
Learning Curve
AGes 6 months and up

It's easy to spot all sorts of silly animals, each with its own sound. This soft shape sorter features four easy-fit holes for the animals and barn doors that open to let the animals out.

Preschool

Imaginext Rescue Center Playset
Fisher-Price
#34.99
Fisher-Price
Ages 4 and up
The interchangeable, easy-snap panels of this playset can be reconfigured endlessly, allowing kids to create a new rescue scene every time they play. The set includes three rescue figures, a fire truck, a trap door, pretend fires, a working water cannon and spinning fire pole.

Music Builder Composer
Lego Systems Inc.
$49.99
Lego
Ages 3 and older

Children can arrange their own masterpieces with this simple sound-mixing system.

Ages 5 and Older

Lite-Brite Cube
Hasbro Inc
$24.99
Hasbro

1 to 4 children can create designs on this cube, which has two storage drawers for the 500 pegs included in this set.

Ages 8 and Up

Gobblet
Blue Orange Games
$29.95
Are You Game
The more you play this strategy game, the better you become. A nicely crafted wood board game requires both players to compete by lining up four of their pieced in a row, while gobbling up an opponent's pieces by placing larger pieces over them.

Tech Toys

Infant and Toddler Toys
Preschool
Ages 5 and Older
Ages 8 and Up

Infant and Toddlers

Discovery Tree
Vtech
$49.99
847-400-3600
Vtech

Babies are literally surrounded (thanks to stereo speakers) by rhythmic calypso music and soothing jungle sounds. Ten different activities and three "grow with me" learning modes encourage tots to interact with lights and music at their own pace, while introducing them to letters, numbers and colors.

Sunshine Symphony
Neursmith
$39.99
562-296-1100
Neurosmith

Surround your baby with fully orchestrated well-loved classical compositions - including selections from Peter and the Wolf and The Nutcracker - recorded in high-quality digital sound. Sunshine Symphony responds to a soft touch by your baby anywhere on the toy to change the way it performs the piece as a single instrument or as a soothing symphonic experience.

Preschool

Record YOUR-Voice Children's Family Heirloom Literacy Tech Toy Book
FunZone Company
$39.99
888-FUN-WORD
FunZone
Ages 3 and up

Oh, Please Help Me Save the Tree! is the first title in the series of books. An embedded microchip records and adult's voice reading the story - kids can be read to by Grandma even when she's miles away. couple that with the ability to record a personal permanent, message and you have what may well become a cherished family heirloom. Recordings are high quality and stay in the book even when the battery is changed.

Smarty's Workshop
Vtech
$59.99
847-400-3600
Vtech
Ages 3 and up

In what my be the ultimate tot tech toy, Smarty comes alive to give your child encouragement and step-by-step instructions through 50 hands-on learning projects. Smarty senses what your child is doing and asks appropriate questions. EAch right answer and each correct step taken - such as hammering three times - is recognized and recorded on an LCD screen. Working on a project with Smarty is a fun, rewarding learning experience.

Ages 5 and Up

Geosafari Talking Microscope
Educational Insights
$29.95
888-867-8697
Educational Insights
Ages 6 and up

Featuring five bug slides and a real 5x magnifier and light, the Talking Microscope gives kids hands-on learning with spoken facts and quizzes. Designed for young hands and minds, this is a perfect first look at the microscopic world that surrounds us.

Ages 8 and Up

Geosafari USA Search
Educational Insights
$99.95
800-995-4436
Educational Insights

This well-designed learning game features more than 1,000 facts about our country. Children follow the Oregon Trail, ride the Pony Express or collect trivia souvenirs learning about states, capitals, national landmarks, natural wonders and much more through 10 games designed for one or two players.