{"product_id":"book-dnge","title":"Sunny Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the “Best Books” of the year from \u003ci\u003eThe Smithsonian, The Washington Independent Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling writer David Kamp, the “fun, fascinating, and surprisingly touching,” (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes who created the beloved children’s TV programs \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMister Rogers’ Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFree to Be…You\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSchoolhouse Rock!\u003c\/i\u003e—which transformed American childhood for the better, teaching kids about diversity, the ABCs, and feminism through a fun, funky 1970s lens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by Questlove.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1970, on a soundstage on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a group of men, women, and Muppets of various ages and colors worked doggedly to finish the first season of a children’s TV program that was not yet assured a second season:\u003ci\u003e Sesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e. They were conducting an experiment to see if television could be used to better prepare disadvantaged preschoolers for kindergarten. What they didn’t know then was that they were starting a cultural revolution that would affect all American kids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Sunny Days\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author David Kamp captures the unique political and social moment that gave us not only \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, but also Fred Rogers’s gentle yet brave \u003ci\u003eMister Rogers’ Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e; Marlo Thomas’s unabashed gender politics primer \u003ci\u003eFree to Be…You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSchoolhouse Rock!\u003c\/i\u003e, an infectious series of educational shorts dreamed up by Madison Ave admen; and more, including \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Company\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZOOM.\u003c\/i\u003e It was a unique time when an uncommon number of media professionals and thought leaders leveraged their influence to help children learn—and, just as notably, a time of unprecedented buy-in from American parents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSunny Days \u003c\/i\u003eis full of such nostalgic jolts…it makes the era a pleasure to revisit” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and captures a wondrous period in the US when a determined few proved that, with persistence and effort, they could change the lives of millions. It is “a lively and bewitching recounting of a particularly ripe period in television and cultural history” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) and, as the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e notes, “a sublime book about a variety of creative people coming together not in the pursuit of fame or money, but to enrich the lives of children.”","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347035365680,"sku":"10dnge","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347035332912,"sku":"BDdnge","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dnge-cover.jpg?v=1758573162","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dnge","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}