Introduction : toys, games, and media / Jeffrey Goldstein, David Buckingham, Gilles Brougère --
The toy theater : the revival and survival of an English tradition / Alan Powers --
War toys in the world of fourth graders : 1985-2002 / Gisela Wegener-Spöhring --
Toy culture in preschool education and children's toy preferences / Waltraut Hartmann and Gilles Brougère --
Kitty litter : Japanese cute at home and abroad / Christine R. Yano --
From Pokémon to Potter : trainee teachers explore children's media-related play, 2000-2003 / Elizabeth Grugeon --
Part II. Children and digital media --
The internet playground / Ellen Seiter --
The internet and adolescents : the present and future of the information society / Magdalena Albero-Andrés --
Learners, spectators, or gamers? : an investigation of the impact of digital media in the media-saturated household / Stephen Kline --
Learning with computer games / Jonas Linderoth, Berner Lindström, Mikael Alexandersson --
Part III. How technology influences play --
Tangible interfaces in smart toys / Mark Allen --
Preschool children's play with "talking" and "nontalking" rescue heroes : effects of technology-enhanced figures on the types and themes of play / Doris Bergen --
"Hey, hey, hey! It's time to play" : children's interactions with smart toys / Lydia Plowman --
Adaptation of traditional toys and games in new technologies : new products generation / M. Fabregat, M. Costa, M. Romero.
