Judy Blume
Judy Blume talks about her banned books
It's the mid-80s, and four or five freshman girls are standing huddled in the center of the mall, near the bookstore. Why? They want to read Judy Blume's Forever, but the rumor is the store manager will kick you out just for asking. Finally, the ...
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Judy Blume is back!
Mention author Judy Blume's name to a 30-something-year-old woman and chances are she'll respond with a wistful smile. In the 1970's and 1980's Blume's books spoke directly to a generation of girls on subjects that nobody else was talking about - ...
Junie B. Jones and the case for spelling, grammar
Have you heard of Junie B. Jones? She is the main character in a series of books of the same name written by Barbara Park for kindergarteners and younger children just learning to read. I've never heard of her even though the series has been around ...
Our Favorite Children's Books
Several posts from yesterday had me waxing nostalgic. First Jonathon got me interested with his query as to why there are no strong female characters in kids' books, these days or otherwise. Luckily several of our commenters had some good ...Bunches of books for "tweens"
So, everyone around here has been naming off their favorite books for children in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Only problem? Well, when I was a child, I had a voracious reading appetite, meaning I read more books than I could ever even possibly ...











