tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37239637.post2413115940197612278..comments2023-09-20T07:41:02.783-04:00Comments on The Kiddosphere @ Fauquier: The Not-So-Random Shelf: BiographyJennifer Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04612115213309097823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37239637.post-47969595574083993822008-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:00Wendy, one of the things I was surprised to learn ...Wendy, one of the things I was surprised to learn was that LMA raised her young niece. <BR/><BR/>I'm about to go back to the 1920s/30s Newbery books. I just finished The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle, which I enjoyed more than I thought I would (wouldn't reread it again, but it wasn't a chore to read, most of the time).Jennifer Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612115213309097823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37239637.post-62046921084197475892008-12-03T12:22:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:22:00.000-05:00Oh, there are MANY duller Newberys than this one! ...Oh, there are MANY duller Newberys than this one! But probably this is one of the more-commonly-read older Newberys, so maybe that's why the complaints. My feeling is that at the time it was written, this was a particularly entertaining biography. It goes much deeper than dates/names/places, and spends so much time on LMA's childhood. I haven't really researched this, but I think this book probably set the stage for the children's biography explosion that lasted the next twenty years or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com