Fantastic toys : a catalog
Beisner, Monika2019
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'Fantastic Toys' is a dream catalog of 11 marvellous inventions, magical toys that would make the world far more interesting, if only they existed. Here are inventions based on fantasy, like winged jumping boots that let you leap so high you startle the birds; inventions to assuage fears, like a glowing teddy bear; inventions to improve upon boring tasks or gloomy weather, like child-size bath-foam animals and animal umbrellas; and even educational inventions, like the treasure-hunt letter maze. Best of all are the inventions just for fun: the skipping machine that should be in every playground and the sheep toboggan (real sheep not included) that takes sledding to a whole new level. In a perfect mimicry of marketing, each toy is advertised with an earnest, compelling description and a detailed hand-drawn illustration of happy children demonstrating the fun that can be had.
Main title:
Fantastic toys : a catalog / Monika Beisner.
Author:
Beisner, Monika, author, artist
Imprint:
New York : New York Review Books, 2019.
Collation:
32 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour)
Audience:
Preschool.
ISBN:
9781681373119 (hbk)
Dewey class:
790.133
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2454684