Get ready to book a return flight on the invisible jet and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Most famous for their plastic model kits of classic Hollywood monsters, New York-based Aurora Plastics Corporation also produced a series of licensed models based on other characters from movies, television shows and comic books in the 1950s and ’60s.

Is it a toy, math puzzle or logic game? When it comes to the Rubik’s Cube, the answer is a definitive yes to all three questions. Invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor Erno Rubik, the cube recently hit mid-life crisis status and celebrated its 40th birthday.

Alejandro Bustos of apt613.ca interviews me and takes a look at Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven.

People continue to do some amazing things with Lego and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Wink reviews books that “demonstrate what paper books can do”. I’m honoured that Light Bulb Baking made the cut!

Captain Citrus to the rescue… of orange juice and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Over forty years before Blackberry introduced their PlayBook tablet, Kenner Products rolled out a decidedly lower-tech version of the term as part of the My Books That Talk and Record Player. 

Ottawa author Todd Coopee will visit Perfect Books in Ottawa for a special book signing and meet-the-author event.

Family-friendly YouTube channel Lucky Penny Shop gave a shout-out to Light Bulb Baking as part of their on-going historical retrospective on the Easy-Bake Oven.

Todd Coopee Awarded Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Award for Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven.

Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven awarded Silver Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award.

The Light Bulb Baking YouTube channel – where you can see a range of Easy-Bake Oven TV commercials – has proven to be a big hit!In a short period of time, it has surpassed one million views!