Stevanne Auerbach

Stevanne Auerbach (born September 22, 1938) also known as Dr. Toy, is an American educator, child development expert, writer and toyologist. She is known for being a consummate gadfly of the toy industry. After more than thirty years in the field of toys, she was named a Wonder Woman of Toys by Playthings Magazine. She is a frequent guest speaker on toys and play for all ages at industry, professional, and public meetings. She makes several public appearances each year to promote her causes, which include building greater awareness in parents of their essential role as play tutors of their children, and to encourage the enhancement of play value in toys within the toy industry.