"Fads and trends: how do they start? Why do they spread? And how deep can their impact be? Although trends might seem trivial, if you dig deeper, you'll find that chasing the next big thing can have even bigger results. Established middle-grade author Kira Vermond and cartoonist Clayton Hanmer team up in this fun and accessible nonfiction look at fads. In four short chapters, the book explores what a fad is, how the latest crazes catch on, and what...

When other girls in her school have cat ears on their headbands, Elizabeth decides she must have one too.

Brother and Sister Bear get caught up buying as many of the popular new Beary Bubbies as they can, and learn the true joy and spirit of giving only after getting distracted by the commercialization of Christmas.

Punchinello learns that it can be difficult, foolish, and even dangerous to try to keep up with the latest fads and that Eli, his maker, gave each Wemmick different characteristics on purpose.

All the children in the third grade except Zeke Meeks are playing with the newest fad, Puppet Pals finger puppets - will Zeke give in to the pressure and join them, even though he would much rather play basketball?

"The primary purpose of this book is to document fashions that are typically overlooked by sources that survey the broad historical record of dress practices. Surveys of historical fashion purposely and rightfully document and explain the long-lasting fashion trends that may be said to define the visual landscape of dress in a given period. Fads, in contrast to trends, are shorter-lived, potentially not as widespread across demographics of age and...