I wonder if the same thing works for books that are marketed differently to boys and girls?
Word Cloud: How Toy Ad Vocabulary Reinforces Gender Stereotypes
Here’s a Wordle of “mash-up” of the words used in TV commercials for so-called boys’ or girls’ toys.:
Boys
Girls
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As an aside, I recall seeing an all pink book display in one library. Silence ensued when I asked to see the baby blue display.
Stephen
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