The Doll Blog

Hi Folks!
Just back from the 2009 American International Toy Fair that was held in the Jacob Javitz convention center in NYC last week.

It is my sincere pleasure to report that my friend Fanny Wong won the inventor/designer award at the fifth annual Wonder Women of Toys Awards, presented by Women In Toys and ‘Playthings’ Magazine, and I couldn’t be happier!

When Addie and I were just starting out, Fanny was a big help to us, because she was already manufacturing the ethnic baby dolls we needed for our customers. We had a good working relationship for years, and then she invented what we think may be the most perfect baby doll ever!

Nighty-Night baby doll

Nighty Night Dolls are perfect baby dolls because they are soft, safe starting at age 2, machine washable, are available in ethnicities, are absolutely adorable — dressed in their sleepers and carrying their teddy bears dressed in matching sleeper – are large enough for two or three year olds to play with yet light enough to carry etc. They are our most popular cloth baby dolls – year in and year out. here’s a 10 second clip from our YouTube video

Fanny designed them.

PS: For all you Sleepless in Seattle fans, I stay in the Pennsylvania Hotel each year when I’m at the show, and it’s just down the street from The Empire State Building… and yes they do light it up in red on Valentines Day! Here’s a picture.

The Empire State Building lit up in Red for Valentines Day!