{"product_id":"the-design-of-childhood-by-alexandra-lange-9781639739288","title":"The Design of Childhood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e Now Updated with New Material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[Lange] might be the most influential design critic writing now.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e —\u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of the ways children's playthings and surroundings affect their development—now featuring the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning essays.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eParents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but their toys, classrooms, and playgrounds are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades—even centuries—of ideas about good child-rearing versus bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the Good Toy? Is it wooden, plastic, or even digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can our built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Pulitzer Prize-winning design critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health. Along the way, she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped—and hindered—American kids' journeys toward independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with meaning. \u003cem\u003eThe Design of Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way you view your children's world—and your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559028048108,"sku":"9781639739288","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781639739288-the-design-of-childhood.jpg?v=1776927330","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-design-of-childhood-by-alexandra-lange-9781639739288","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}