Long before he started watching TV, people started giving my son stuff decorated with cute cartoon puppies dressed in distinctive outfits. There was a Dalmatian dressed as a fireman. A bulldog ...

Youngsters have probably been playing their way into cultural competence for at least tens of thousands of years. So why are signs of children largely absent from the archaeological record? A cartoon ...

If you hang around TV fans long enough, you’ll eventually hear the snobbier ones disdainfully describe classic shows that were made “just to sell toys.” The implication is clear: if a show was made ...

Bluey, the Australian blue heeler puppy cartoon character, and scented slime are predicted to be among the most sought-after toys this Christmas, according to a major retailer. The £80 Bluey ...