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Timeless Toys is simply explained as an encyclopedia of all things toys and games. Tim Walsh expertly covers toys of different decades and different companies, adding in the stories of how each t...oy and game came to be and how each inventor was inspired to create their masterpiece. There’s over 420 color photos of...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

“Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven” by Todd Coopee is a delightful step into the past with one of the world’s most well-known and well-loved toys: the Easy-Bake Oven.... Coopee provides an in depth look into the toy, beginning with its creation in 1963 all the way through 2013, and everything in between.   Beginning in the 1960s when the toy came to be, Coopee discusses the true inventor of the Easy-Bake Oven with a bit of history of Kenner Products, the company that started it all. Over the years, Kenner was bought out by several different companies, including Hasbro where the Easy-Bake Oven remains today. He also describes how exactly the Easy-Bake Oven works, a question all children who have played with the toy – and many adults who have bought it – have asked at one point.  READ MORE...Show more

Tim Walsh’s WHAM-O Super Book, published in 2008 for the 70-year anniversary of the company, is a colorful, eye-catching celebration of all the fun WHAM-O has created over the years. Walkin...g readers through the company’s creation in 1948 with founders Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin all the way through 2008. Walsh provides an engaging history of all things WHAM-O...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more

David Robertson’s masterpiece, Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry gives an intensive, in-depth look into the world of LEGO: ...its founding, financial downfall, and exponential success through its attempts to master the rules of innovation.  https://www.peopleofplay.com/blog/brick-by-brickShow more

At 15 inches tall and 12 inches wide and sporting a bright blue, vibrant yellow, and lively red cover, 70 Years of Innovation and Play is just as beautiful on the outside as it is interesting on the i...nside. READ MORE...  Show more

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Toyland: The High Stakes Game of the Toy Industry, by Sydney Ladensohn Stern and Ted Schoenhaus, combines storytelling with an informative, in-depth exposition of everything to do with the toys a...nd games industry. The storytelling nature encapsulates the two years of design that went into Tyco’s Dino-Riders: starting with...[CLICK TO READ MORE]Show more