tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post7478497567363543070..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: Dysfunctional Families in BooksDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-69631255525308117042013-07-28T13:56:04.581-07:002013-07-28T13:56:04.581-07:00my kids loved the amelia bedelia books. amelia bed...my kids loved the amelia bedelia books. amelia bedelia is the maid of a couple who have to learn how to give better instructions. for example, they learn to tell her to un-dust rather than dust the furniture. really funny language-based humor, but i didn't see it as the story of a dysfunctional family.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-42192023048919945892013-07-28T12:40:06.085-07:002013-07-28T12:40:06.085-07:00I never read Amelia Bedelia,but I'm sure there...I never read Amelia Bedelia,but I'm sure there are better examples of dysfunction. After all normal people or families don't make for riveting reading.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122361539939744451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-55637342034363571702013-07-28T06:39:16.278-07:002013-07-28T06:39:16.278-07:00dysfunctional families are popular with writers. i...dysfunctional families are popular with writers. i don't think they're quite as common in children's books, but still i was surprised that "amelia bedelia" was the one they picked.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-10399033516264955322013-07-27T14:58:45.124-07:002013-07-27T14:58:45.124-07:00I've read a couple of the Spellman books, they...I've read a couple of the Spellman books, they certainly fit the category. They aren't great literature but they are fun light reading.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122361539939744451noreply@blogger.com