The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio is an independent consumer reviewer of children's media.Carter, Reon. "Parents Can Consult Plenty Of 'Top Toys' Lists". The Cincinnati Enquirer via The Seattle Times. 2 December 1995.Kelati, Haben. "Top toys include Baby Yoda, unicorns, activity sets and puzzles". The Washington Post. 28 October 2020.Bonker, Dawn. "Travel Toys Smooth Way for Children". Sun-Sentinel. 28 July 1992.Rhoades, Heather. "Best Known Toy Awards". Streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 9 Jan 2021. It was founded in 1989 by child development authors Joanne Oppenheim and her daughter Stephanie Oppenheim.Tousignant, Marylou. "Top new toys invite girls to build, boys to nurture and everyone to code". The Florida Times-Union. 3 November 2017. The company publishes a newsletter, and grants the annual Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award for toys.
Books After publishing their newsletter, the Oppenheims published their first book (The Best Toys, Books, Videos and Music for Kids) together with HarperCollins in 1994. They formed their own publishing company in 1998 and began publishing what would become their annual Oppenheim Toy Portfolio guide book. The company also publishes the Read It! Play It! series on childhood literacy.Oppenheim, Joanne and Stephanie. The Best Toys, Books & Videos for Kids - "Introduction". HarperCollins. Pg.ix. 1993.
Award The awards granted by The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio cover topics including Toys, Books, Video, Audio, Computers, and special categories like Special Needs, Green Products, and Multicultural Products. Topics are further divided into four age groups: Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Early School Years.
The annual Oppenheim Toy Portfolio guide books collate reviews on all award winning products as well as those that had been listed in the magazine as "Mixed Emotions".
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