I received a letter the other day from Richard Geschwind, who has corressponded in the past regarding a toy display he organzies for a local library. In this display, he shows off some of his personal collection, while also providing information on toys in hopes of passing along the interest to a younger generation.

This time, he also suggested something to enhance the Toy Shop experience. Geschwind said in some of the other toy-related publications be used to read, they would feature a full-page photo of a toy, sort of like a pull-out poster in Sports Illustrated for Kids. Geschwind said he used these photos as backdrops for displays.

Would readers be interested in a full-page toy photo page, or even a two-page spread that could be pulled out of the magazine? I know we've had requests for our magazine covers, but I'm interested to know if readers would like a poster page, as well.

In other news, I'd like to mention that the December issue is currently taking shape. The featured theme is superheroes, but we'll also have a good portion of the magazine related to farm toys, as this will be the issue that rides down with Karen O'Brien to the National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa. Word has it that Karen will also be bringing down the third edition of the Standard Catalog of Farm Toys. And that's good news for everyone.