{"product_id":"when-toys-come-alive-9780300056457","title":"When Toys Come Alive","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this work the author studies the role of toy characters in works ranging from older classics such as \"Pinocchio\" and \"Winnie the Pooh\" to modern texts such as \"The Mouse and his Child\" and the comic strip \"Calvin and Hobbes\" science fiction with robots and cyborgs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 1997 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies given by the Mythopoeic Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 1994 Book Award given by the Children’s Literature Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable and insightful study of the role that different types of toys play in literature for children and adults. Elegantly written, it is a pioneer work in the field.\"—Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767245963607,"sku":"9780300056457","price":60.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300056457.jpg?v=1758712686","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-toys-come-alive-9780300056457","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}