Product Description: To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies® and Ninja Turtles®, Tinkertoys® and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

The evolution of the American toy is chronicled in a grandly illustrated volume that recounts the stories of the inventors, manufacturers, and marketers of the essential childhood companion.