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We are now requiring companies to provide us with documentation that their products have been tested by an independent lab for phthalates and lead.
Please click here for submission requirements for new products. However, as we are not a lab, we will not be independently verifying those results. Also, with the exception of the 2008 Platinum Toy Awards, toys submitted for review prior to January 2008 were not tested for lead.

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Dolls for Preschoolers and Early Years

( North American Bear Co. $$32$ ) As princesses go, you won't find any as pretty as these charming old-fashioned flip dolls with a fair-haired princess at one end and a brunette (with a darker skin tone) at the other. Both wear crowns, of course! A very old-fashioned doll that transforms with imagination (not batteries). Equally special, Fancy Prancy Princesses ($14 each ). Pick a 9" princess wearing taffeta gowns with sparkling stardust safely stitched under a layer of netting. Each has a small gold crown and velboa hair. Age: Preschool. Phone: 800-682-3427. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2003

( Mary Meyer $$15$ ) The ultimate in relaxed plush! Under-stuffed at the middle, these animals flop over and are made of extremely soft fabric. Our favorites: Libby Yellow Lab and Lucky Black Lab. If your child is asking for a dog, but you're not ready, these pretend pups may do the trick. For an even larger hug, Supersized Flip Flops ($45 each). Our favorite: Mickey Monkey. Age: Preschool. Phone: 800-451-4387. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2003

( Corolle $$22$each ) You won't know which to pick from this group of 8" blond, brunette, Asian, and African American dolls. Each comes with two outfits. Top rated, Dress Up set that comes with a travel trunk. Very special furnishings are also available that make good birthday and holiday gifts as a way of refreshing the possibilities for pretend. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800-628-3655. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2002

( Corolle $$39$ ) This collection of six multicultural dolls is right on target for threes and fours. Each has a reversible dress with Velcro fasteners. These would have been Platinum winners, but they're marked 18 mos. & up, and the small hair accessories make them more appropriate for 3 & up. Also new, tubbable bath dolls; select either Les Bébés Bains ($40 each ) (Caucasian or Asian version available) or long-haired 14" La Poupee Bain ($65 each ). 3 & up. Still top rated, Les Minis Calins Blue Chip ($16 & up ), sweet 8" soft-bodied dolls which also come in Asian and African American versions. Age: Preschool. Phone: 800-628-3655.