Barbara Robinson

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2005)

Is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever the best Christmas book ever? It might just be. I know I prefer it to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. One reason why I do is because the book truly captures the getting-it moment, the moment when one realizes the true meaning of Christmas. A Christmas Carol ...

The Best School Year Ever (2005)

Although kids apparently like this book best of the stories about the Herdmans, I noticed more flaws. When trying to write this sequel, Robinson struggled to find a focus. Then one boy suggested she put the Herdmans in school, because after all this is where students spend most of their time. The...

The Best Halloween Ever (2006)

My Brother Louis Measures Worms: And Other Louis Stories (2005)