Harry Potter Board Game The magical, wondrous world of Harry Potter comes to life via Mattel's board game. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Trivia Game tests your Harry Potter knowledge while challenging your friends. Players choose a Sorting Hat Card to determine their Hogwarts House. To move your wizard hat around the board, you need to answer questions correctly, collect seven charm cards and be the first to enter your house to win.

Monsters, Inc. Remember how much fun it was to play the Game Of Life? Now you can introduce the same game with a twist to the young Monsters, Inc. fan in your life. Hasbro's The Game of LIFE in Monstropolis is a special edition of the Milton Bradley game. Players follow the path around Monstropolis aiming at achieving a rich and healthy life, while steering clear of trouble. $44.99.	Hasbro's huggable characters from the Monsters, Inc. film go wherever kids dare to take them. The assortment of plush toys includes Sulley and Boo in a monster costume, and Mike Wazowski. For ages 3 and up. $14.99 each.
The Lord of the Rings Books Stoddart Television broadcaster/writer Michael Coren's book J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created The Lord of the Rings is a must for fans. This lavishly illustrated biography tells the story of one of the world's best loved authors, from his early days in South Africa to his professional years at Oxford University. $27.95 (hardcover).	Harper Collins For The Lord of the Rings fans thrilled by director Peter Jackson's visual interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, books are the perfect gift. The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide by Brian Sibley is a behind-the-scenes guide featuring color photos and bios of cast, locations, sets, monsters and costumes, as well as exclusive interviews with Jackson and cast members. $37.50 (hardcover). The Fellowship of the Ring Photo Guide is a fun, visual way of viewing Middle-Earth for younger readers. $12.99 (paperback).
Grinch Tree Ornament Hallmark has released a brand new Grinch ornament for 2001, sculpted by Nello Williams. Called What a Grinchy Trick!, it depicts the Grinch disguised in his Santa costume. The green meanie is posed on top of Dr. Seuss's classic book, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, turned to the page which reads: "And he chuckled and clucked, 'What a great Grinchy trick! With this coat and this hat, I look just like Saint Nick!'" Available at Hallmark stores, $19.95.	Movie Love in the Fifties James Harvey Alfred A. Knopf Playwright and critic James Harvey maps the progression from 1940s film noir to the melodramas of the 1950s, writing about quintessential directors Hitchcock and Kazan and the evolution of the femme fatale. He shows us the rebels without causes - Clift, Brando and Dean - and takes us on an entertaining cultural history through film.
Harry Potter Bookends These character bookends are terrific for holding up your Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter Bookend Buddy shows Harry wearing his trademark glasses as he pores through a book. His brainy friend, Hermione Granger is	featured on her very own bookend, studying a book while holding the pages open with her magic wand. Best of all is a set with the Sorting Hat on the left, and a selection of wizardry books on the right. Hermione and Harry Bookend Buddies, $30 each; Sorting Hat and books, $40 per set.
Planet of the Apes & Shrek Calendar If you thought these summer blockbusters were great, the Planet of the Apes and Shrek calendars are just what you need. Invite Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad and the rest the magical characters from the magical Duloc Kingdom into your home. 12"x12", $19.99.	Marlene Dietrich Photographs and Memories Alfred A. Knopf This coffee-table book shows never before published photos of '40s screen queen Marlene Dietrich, with extended captions by her daughter, Maria Riva. We see Dietrich as a child, as a young actress, as part of a USO tour during the war, and in Hollywood. She's shown with directors and fellow actors in Hollywood, London, Las Vegas, Berlin and more. $60.