The Legacy of Polly Pocket: Mattel's Micro Moneymaker

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Maude Campbell is a features copy editor at the New York Post. She’s worked at Elle, Popular Mechanics, and HGTV Magazine. Find her on Instagram @modcampbell thriving in her nostalgia.

Amy Greenbank is an illustrator, artist, muralist, and art teacher who specializes in colorful ‘80s and ‘90s pop art. Her favorite painting inspiration is nostalgic toys and exploring the tiny world of Polly Pocket has been a pleasure. Find more of Amy’s rad artwork on Instagram @AmyGreenbankArt.

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Pulling from interviews, anecdotes, and accounts from the people who worked on the iconic toy line, this book is a definitive history of Mattel's Polly Pocket, a revolutionary toy line that took the aesthetics and appeal of dolls and dollhouses and shrunk them down to a size kids could take with them everywhere!

Résumé

Polly Pocket was a toy that took the big world of dolls and put it in a tiny compact. Now The Legacy of Polly Pocket takes the big world of toy making into a little book. 

Within its pages is the history of a line that revolutionized the toy shelves from its inception and release in the 90s to its resurgence nearly a decade later, all the way to its ongoing legacy as a toy of infinite nostalgia. Read the story of a pocket-size doll's global influence on the toy world and the father-daughter relationship that made it happen. 

The Legacy of Polly Pocket also features exclusive interviews from key players at Mattel, Bluebird Toys, and Polly Pocket Collectors as well as vibrant and original color illustrations.