Light Bulb Baking

Gizmodo featured The Collectors Weekly article about the history and evolution of the Easy-Bake Oven.

Collectors Weekly, the go-to resource for collectors and admirers of vintage treasures, takes an exhaustive look at the role the Easy-Bake Oven plays in the collective consciousness of North Americans.

Thank you to Michelle Spelman of Examiner.com for a great review of Light Bulb Baking!

Joseph-Beth Books in Cincinnati, Ohio will host Light Bulb Baking author Todd Coopee for a special book signing and bake-off.

We’re thrilled that Light Bulb Baking is mentioned!

Light Bulb Baking author, Todd Coopee, will be at the Old Town location of the Washington D.C. eatery, Teaism.

Joel Haslam of CTV’s Regional Contact talks with Toy Tales Editor-in-Chief Todd Coopee about his book Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven. The two discuss the appeal of nostalgia and the popularity of the Easy-Bake Oven, bake a cake in the toy oven, and play a rousing game of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.

Author Todd Coopee talks with host Dan Pihlainen about Light Bulb Baking and the innovation, history, and marketing behind the toy’s 50 year history.

Ottawa Citizen writer, Bruce Deachman, talks with Light Bulb Baking author, Todd Coopee, about his evolution from toy collector to author and discusses why the Easy-Bake Oven has captured the imaginations of children for generations.

Author Todd Coopee will join host Don Landry on his radio show, London @ Large, on News Talk 1290 CJBK to talk about Light Bulb Baking and the enduring appeal of the Easy-Bake Oven.

Author Todd Coopee will be talking with Mike Bullard on his show, Beyond the Mic, about Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven.

The article provides an excerpt from the book that focused on the history of toymaker Kenner’s ubiquitous oven and its place in North American toy culture.

Patty Wetli of DNAinfo Chicago chats with Todd Coopee in advance of Chicago book signing at Angel Food Bakery.

Angel Food Bakery in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood is hosting author and toy historian, Todd Coopee, for a special book signing event and celebration of the release of his new book, Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake® Oven.

Read Pop Rewind for a great interview and review of Light Bulb Baking!

In the The Globe and Mail article Why the Easy-Bake Oven Continues to Fascinate Us, the author ponders the staying power and lasting appeal of the Easy-Bake Oven. While reflecting on his own childhood memories of the perennially popular toy, the article takes a look at the history and borrows from Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven.

We set up a photo booth at the Light Bulb Baking book launch and signing—it was a big hit!

Photos from the Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven book launch and signing at Art-is-in Bakery in Ottawa on November 4, 2013.