Book Rec of the Day 5/7/2007

FOR ARGUMENT’S SAKE

“A cri de coeur”—The Wall Street Journal

“A call to arms”—T. Berry Brazelton

“A powerful warning.”—Marian Wright Edelman

Linn is an expert on how advertisers sell to kids. In this stunning exposé she reveals their tricks and explains advertising’s long-term effects on kids. In addition, she reveals how children learn through play and explains which toys help them and which hinder. You have heard the news about soda machines in schools and the dangers of too much television, so you might think you know what’s in this book. You can’t even imagine. Consuming Kids is a shocking and enlightening read.

CONSUMING KIDS, by Susan Linn (Anchor, 2005)