NY TOY FAIR: Scholastic Licensed Toys Abound

A range of licensees are highlighting

Clifford the Big Red Dog

on the show floor including LeapFrog with new Clifford Ready to Read educational entertainment platforms; Douglas Cuddle toys with infant and carnival plush; Smart Toys with new educational offerings; The Young Scientists Club with two science-themed Clifford kids, one about food and the other about science; Bendon Publishing with activity pads and bookmarks; Rubie’s Costume Co.; and The Foland Group with banks, ball and playing cards.

The Young Scientists Club also has two new releases for

The Magic School Bus

that explore math and engineering, and Scholastic Trade Publishing plans to release five new non-fiction paperbacks for the brand this year.

Scholastic’s

I Spy

seek-and-find franchise is getting new games and party favors from Briarpatch, while Gemmy is planning

Goosebumps

Halloween costumes.

Several partners are also showcasing new general Scholastic partnership including Cross Strategy for wooden infant toys, Baby King for baby toys, Tara Toy for crafts and activities. Early this year, a Scholastic-branded promtion will also be featured at Sonic restaurants in the U.S.

In addition to all of these already-existing deals, Scholastic Media is actively seek toy partners for its

Astroblast

brand, a new TV series that will launch on Sprout in the U.S. this summer, and for the PBS Kids’ TV series “

WordGirl

.”