Shot over a period of 18 months, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s project Toy Stories compiles photos of children from around the world with their prized possesions—their toys. Galimberti explores the universality of being a kid amidst the diversity of the countless corners of the world; saying, “at their age, they are pretty all much the same; they just want to play.”

But it’s how they play that seemed to differ from country to country. Galimberti found that children in richer countries were more possessive with their toys and that it took time before they allowed him to play with them (which is what he would do pre-shoot before arranging the toys), whereas in poorer countries he found it much easier to quickly interact, even if there were just two or three toys between them.

There were similarites too, especially in the functional and protective powers the toys represented for their proud owners. Across borders, the toys were reflective of the world each child was born into—economic status and daily life affecting the types of toys children found interest in. Toy Stories doesn’t just appeal in its cheerful demeanor, but it really becomes quite the anthropological study.

https://www.featureshoot.com/2013/03/photos-of-children-from-around-the-world-with-their-most-prized-possessions/

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Nice thread

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Picture 11 - Norden – Massa, Morocco... The middle book is from the Tim and Tobias 'flightpath to reading' range of books that I read as a kid at school and have been trying to collect for the last 5 years. I made a thread about them somewhere. It's been a long slog as they aren't easy to find at reasonable prices but good to see that they are reaching children the world over

Just saying. As you where

You did a reading plan as a kid?
You hid that well.

Did you ever enquire on mumsnet about them perchance?

feather wrote:
No I never got around to it.

Managed to get the A set in one book which where reprinted in the 80's so currently only missing 2 from the further 24... so nearly there. Although, ideally, I'd like to have the full set of 8 from the A series too

Anyone who has them, seems to be aware that they can command high prices, that's the problem.

I'm seeing prices like £60-65 per book!

That's getting mental.

Lol@you not getting around to it.
I was expecting a cyber scud on the lug for that dig.

Yeah. The first book, A1, from the original series in the 70's, can go up as much as £200

feather wrote:
*kicks self*

psketti wrote: 'kin'ell!
I know people who would break legs for less than that.

So, this kid's name's Norden and he's in Morrocco you say?
Hmmm

It's ok, I have that one

Although, he may have more under his bed

You want me to click on a link showing pictures of kiddies from around the world?

Yeah, like I'm dumb enough to do that.

Fucking entrapment, that's what it is.

Talking of kids being possessive with toys, I remember Alex at the age of just 2, growling, "Back off bitch!" at a woman who tried to take his new toy tanker out of his hands while in a kids club on holiday. (The same little charmer had cracked me up trying to attract the attention of his dad in the swimming pool, by calling, "Father. Oh father. It's me - Alexander", in a right snooty, affected accent earlier the same day).

hugorune wrote:
Damnit

hugorune wrote: