Kern County Family Magazine Top Ten Toys for 2012
With the complex interacting puzzles and the new story line, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Book is even more interactive and exciting than ever before.
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) November 26, 2012
Monkeying Around, publisher of the award-winning dot-to-dot puzzle books, is pleased to announce that ‘The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure: Book 1’ has been selected by Kern County Family Magazine as one of their Top Toys for 2012 under the Big Kids section. Searching for only the best toys designed to delight, teach and entertain kids without breaking the bank, the connect the dot book is one of only 18 toys that made the cut in the November issue. Since its release in June 2012, this marks the 4th consecutive award the 17th book in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series has achieved.
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure carries on creator David Kalvitis’ tradition of skillfully utilizing dots to create the most amazingly complex and artistic dot-to-dot puzzles to ever hit the market.
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure - Book 1 begins following a guide, an imaginative young boy searching for the missing pieces of a mysterious gift. Together, visitors will navigate challenging puzzles and unearth secret clues to discover new species of dots and spectacular views. Images of what the young boy in the story sees “connect” as the missing pieces of the mysterious gift come together. The Adventure Book contains two triple page foldouts and one jaw-dropping four-page foldout with over 2,600 dots – the largest dot-to-dot in print to date!
On its Top Toys for 2012 list, Kern County Family Magazine praises the book for its originality: “Not your typical dot-to-dot, this mind-bending activity book is the 17th in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series by David Kalvitis featuring amazingly complex interactive puzzles.”
“My goal was to raise the connect-the-dot bar even higher with this new 'Adventure' series,” Kalvitis says. “With the complex interacting puzzles and the new story line, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Book is even more interactive and exciting than ever before.”
Kalvitis says the new Adventure Book has been wildly popular, breaking sales records for the company. “People love this dot to dot book, and it makes a great gift idea for older kids. I’m thrilled to have it recognized as a Top Toy for 2012 by Kern County Family Magazine.”
For more information about Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure - Book 1 or other dot-to-dot puzzle books, visit http://www.monkeyingaround.com.
About Monkeying Around
Dot -to-dot publisher, Monkeying Around, was founded in 2000 by puzzle creator David Kalvitis. Kalvitis is a lifelong puzzle and game fan, has a Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and previously operated a graphic design business in Upstate NY for 13 years. Since 2000, Monkeying Around has been dedicated to offering innovative dot-to-dot products that will delight and entertain children and adults of all ages. Monkeying Around produces "The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books in the World," a challenging collection of unique dot-to-dot surprises and variations. The company also publishes "The Greatest Newspaper Dot-to-Dot Puzzles," pocket and travel sized collections of weekly syndicated puzzles, in the pages of USA newspapers. In 2007, the first of four "Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge” books was introduced. David Kalvitis is currently working on the next Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Book.
