The appeal of children’s books about twins

My Twin Study Center in Fullerton, California State University, receives occasional (but regularly) donations of books, articles, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, and various twin memorabilia. A few years ago, I received two classic book series from the late Kay Casil, former director of the now-destructed Twins Foundation in Providence, Rhode Island. Bobjee TwinsLaura Lee Hope, and Sweet Valley Twins, Francine Pascal. Bobjee Twins The series includes 72 books written between 1904 and 1979. I got 131 volumes of these volumes, but I don’t have duplicates, some unique copies. Sweet Valley Twins The series includes 118 books written between 1986 and 1998. I have a 37 Sweet Valley Books containing 26 unique copies, six are larger super editions. Both series were aimed at readers aged 8-12. (See the fascinating covers of these titles on the websites cited in the References section.)

Focus of Bobjee Twins The story was two opposites –Sex A pair born to the same family. They were 12-year-old Nan and Bart, and 6-year-old Flossy and Freddie. I was an avid reader of the series in middle school, but I didn’t realize its fascinating origins. Since then, I have learned that these books were created by Edward Stratmeyer (1862-1930), author and book packager. Book Packager is a publisher that creates books content with the efforts of freelance writers and in-house editors (McKean, 2023). Interestingly, Stratemeyer wrote his first book Bobjee Twins A series under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. However, other books were the works of ghostwriters who work under the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Stratemeyer was the father of his daughters Harriet and Edna, two and a half years away. Perhaps seeing the sisters together reminded him of twins or the public’s appeal to the subject, explaining why he developed a series about twins. His daughters managed the syndicate after their death in 1930, but their business relationships were not necessarily in harmony.

Bobjee Twins The book is known for having perhaps the longest publication of Stratmeyer’s Children’s novels. Plot of Bobjee Twins The book appealed to children under the age of 8. However, because the required reading level was high, parents or older siblings often read these books aloud.

Sweet Valley Twins It follows the lives of identical adolescent female twins, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. The idea for this series came from the editor’s suggestion that author Francine Pascal would create a “teen version.” Dallas (A popular television series about the Ewing family aired between 1978 and 1991. Her comments are particularly damaging, as they promote the false notion that each twin is denial of a larger psychologist.

It is worth asking why these two series are so popular among younger readers. Although not fascinating, there were many series to choose from, Bobjee Twins and Sweet Valley Twins It is one of the most popular books and is still discussed today. The general appeal of twins is heavily responsible for the success of these series. Most people were interested in the similarities, differences, and the quality of relationships that twins share, and these books provided the opportunity for children to witness the lives of twins. Furthermore, male and female twins rarely received them. Note that The same twins Even among investigators today, the Bobsey Twins series was probably welcomed by twin brothers and sisters, their families, and those who knew them. The presence of two sets in the same family lends an interesting and realistic angle to the story.

There are other twin base series. Lucy Fitch Perkins wrote the series from 1911 to 1991, following twins all over the world. For example, her title includes Philippine twins, Eskimo twins, Indian twins, Belgian twins, Puritan twins, And volume 2 Scotch twins. Each novel features a male and female twin pair from a particular country. I think she chose male and female pairs to increase her readership.

I was impressed when the twins and their circumstances were presented in truth in films and other media. Original movie, Parent trapIt premiered in 1961 and was a huge success. The fictional film tells the story of a young identical female twin who was raised from a young age when his parents broke up. The girls are unaware of the twins, but they meet by chance at summer camp, recognize physical similarities, compare their history of life, find themselves twins, and change places at the end of the summer. This film is likely popular because its story and characters are trusted. None of the twins switch locations, but when Jerry first met Mark’s father, twin firefighters from the bred apartment, Mark and Jerry (shortly but successfully) replaced each other (Segal, 2007, 2012). In contrast, it’s popular Patty Duke Show (1963-1966) depicted “the same cousin.” This is a biologically impossible situation even if both sets of parents are identical twins. Children delivered by two genetically identical couples are biologically equivalent to the perfect sibling.

I prefer an expanded television and podcast series that deal with the psychological, physical and medical issues raised by twins and the non-twin talk of twin research about human behavior and development. There are many topics, including the types of twins. Genetics Twin twins with different twins and fathers, which will enlighten and entertain the audience. Furthermore, human interest stories about twins appear regularly in popular media. Like these stories Cutting– Edge research hopes to inspire scientific and artistic collaborations that provide new knowledge and new ideas in meaningful and fun ways.

A longer version of this essay will be featured in a future issue of The Professional Journal Twin studies and human genetics.