“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” 1Thessalonians 5:11
Summer just ended and book club season is just starting up! I decided to have a very special first meeting this year by the pool. I love to have as many parties as possible poolside! It just adds a lot of fun to any event. This year’s event celebrates everyone’s fashion icon, Barbie!!!
Did you know there there was an entire collection of Barbie chapter books written in the 1960’s? They are written on about the 5th grade reading level and are so much fun! I never read them as a child, I didn’t know that they existed until recently. One night I went down a rabbit hole looking at vintage Barbie things and found Here’s Barbie. It was written in 1962 and is the sweetest story about how Barbie met Ken. She definitely did not treat him like the Barbies did in the movie. He was such a gentleman. The Prince Charming to her Cinderella. Literally!!!
All book club meetings need really great snacks! I ordered special Barbie edition Olipop sodas and Barbie cookies from Cheryls cookie company. They were such a fun addition but don’t worry we had a beautiful fruit tray too! I just forgot to take pictures of it! I got the Barbie Stanleyesque cup off of Etsy. Today you can buy a real Barbie Stanley! I may have bought a few…just go to the Stanley website! Don’t forget to check out my favorite napkin shop on Etsy! Suburban Soirée makes the cutest napkins for any occasion! These gorgeous ladies in swimsuits remind me of the first Barbies, so very chic!
I’m not sure, but I feel like the Barbie writers were competing with the Nancy Drew writers in some of the books. Both girls were able to fend for themselves, were very smart, drove fun cars, and could solve mysteries! I loved Nancy Drew and Barbie and I hope that they come up with more great heroines like them for today’s children. Or maybe we could reintroduce these wonderful books to our children.
