{"id":2291,"date":"2014-12-05T17:04:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T23:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2014-12-05T17:04:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T23:04:06","slug":"robinson-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/robinson-barbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Robinson, Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"ae_table alignright\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ae_cell-top-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2292 size-full\" title=\"book-cover-generic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ph_brobn.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Robinson\" width=\"140\" height=\"198\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"ae_cell-top-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2293 size-full\" title=\"book-cover-generic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bk_pgnt.jpg\" alt=\"Best Christmas Pageant Ever\" width=\"120\" height=\"181\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ae_cell-bot-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2294 size-full\" title=\"book-cover-generic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bk_hallo.jpg\" alt=\"Best Halloween Ever\" width=\"120\" height=\"179\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"ae_cell-bot-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2295 size-full\" title=\"book-cover-generic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bk_worms.jpg\" alt=\"Brother Louis Measures Worms\" width=\"120\" height=\"180\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Barbara Robinson was born Barbara Jean Webb on October 24, 1927, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She began writing in elementary school as a hobby and for fun. She received a BA in theatre from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and worked as a librarian before beginning her writing career.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote her stories as a reader, anxious to see what would be on the next page. &#8220;Sometimes the characters step in and show me what happens next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her most famous and popular title is the hilarious <em>The <\/em><i>Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/i>. <em>The Best School Year Ever <\/em>and <em>T<\/em><em>he Best Halloween Ever\u00a0<\/em>also starred the irrepressible Herdman family. Robinson died on July 9, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ae-byline\">\u2014 Karen Ritz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Robinson was born Barbara Jean Webb on October 24, 1927, in Portsmouth, Ohio. She began writing in elementary school as a hobby and for fun. She received a BA in theatre from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and worked as a librarian before beginning her writing career. 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