Flat Stanley is an American children's book series written by author Jeff Brown. The idea for the book began as a bedtime story for Brown’s sons, which Brown turned into the first Flat Stanley book. The first book featured illustrations by Tomi Ungerer and was published in 1964.
Titles in this exciting set include: Flat Stanley, Stanley And The Magic Lamp, Stanley In Space, Invisible Stanley, Stanley Flat Again, The Big Mountain Adventure, The Japanese Ninja Surprise, The Amazing Mexican Secret, The African Safari Discovery, The Flying Chinese Wonders, The Australian Boomerang Bonanza, and The US Capital Commotion.
Once upon a time, like back in the late 90s, it was an absolute joy to take your brand new Nokia 3310 to school to show your friends, complete with its unnecessarily sturdy cover. You'd gather in a little circle and see who could get the highest score on Snake. Later, you'd go home and (while supposedly doing your homework) listen to your favourite music on a CD player covered with stickers of Boyzone and Britney. Life was sweet.
Fast-forward to 2024 and that phone and CD player would these days only be taken to school for 'show and tell' in history class. By now, you see, that stuff is hardly considered 'tech', but 'vintage'. You know what is considered tech, though? A lot of the stuff we're running deals on today in the name of Tech Tuesday!