Description
With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the enjoyment, creativity, and determination at the back of the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky!
One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk…and so did Richard’s imagination. He knew very quickly that he had stumbled onto something marvelous.
With the assistance of his wife, Betty, Richard took this atypical spring and turned it into a plaything. But it surely wasn’t just any old trinket—it was once a Slinky, and it might develop into one of the vital popular toys in American history.