In Front of the Children: Screen Entertainment and Young Audiences by Cary Bazalgette
These essays by British and American writers, including Jack Zipes, Martin Barker and Maire Messenger Davies, explore such questions as: what is the appeal of 'Ninja Turtles' or 'My Little Pony'? What are the 'Home Alone' movies really about? And does Disney liberate or enslave the imagination?