Jencey's Writer's Corner

  What was your favorite toy growing up? Or how many Barbies did you have?  My favorite Barbies were the 80s astronaut Barbie, the day-to-night Barbie,  and one where you could create special hairstyles.  Barbies are definitely a different kind of doll. How did it begin?  In her novel Let’s Call Her Barbie, author Renee Rosen explores the origins of Barbie. Synopsis: “When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up. In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything. As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels—head engineer Jack Ryan who hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, ...