Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alphabet Soup, a new store that offers toys, games, puzzles, art supplies and books, will soon open on Corning's Market Street.

A MUM was stunned when a Toys R Us singing alphabet dog she bought for her baby dropped the f-bomb. Chloe Angel, 26, spent £17.99 on the LeapFrog AlphaPup, which sings a “dog version” of nursery rhyme ...

A clever inventor made a rare toy now called "Alphabet Man" or "The Educator," although it was called "The Yankee Schoolmaster" in the original 1889 patent papers. The 10-inch-tall iron man had his ...

When your young child is learning the alphabet, it’s always handy to have a bright, friendly, and educational toy that might just speed them along on the road to their ABC’s. But make sure that you’re ...

Educational toys aren’t a new idea. A rare 19th-century Yankee Schoolmaster toy — also known as the Alphabet Man — was offered in a recent auction. The toy was patented in 1884. Push a lever on the ...

Some celebrities aren't just pretty faces. A few of them are also touched with that Yankee prowess for tinkering and invention. In this weekly series, we introduce you to the Patents of the Rich and ...