Sixty-five million years after the Mesozoic, we entered a new dinosaur era: Barney. The green-bellied purple dinosaur modeled kindness in educational direct-to-video movies and a 1992-2010 PBS series, ...

I Love You, You Hate Me examines what makes people (men especially) so hostile to a children's dinosaur. But it's spoiled by sensational side trips and settles on the idea that haters just need a hug.

Millennials and Generation X-ers will be no strangers to Barney, the big purple dinosaur bursting with enthusiasm and knowledge. Author, television writer and producer Sheryl Leach was the creator of ...