{"product_id":"toy-stories-tanya-jones-9781476665177","title":"Toy Stories: The Toy as Hero in Literature, Comics and Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e Toys--those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children's imaginative play--have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction. From teddy bears that guard sleeping babies to plastic soldiers and cowboys who lay siege to wooden block castles, toys are often the heroes of the stories children inspire authors to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this collection of new essays, scholars from a great range of disciplines examine fictional toys as protectors of the children they love, as heroes of their own stories, and as champions for the greater good in the writings of A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, William Joyce, John Lasseter and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tanya Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476665176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476665177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Tanya Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458614604031,"sku":"9781476665177","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf51a0e6-3692-41c7-9fdd-a94a2909190a.jpg?v=1777405526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toy-stories-tanya-jones-9781476665177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}