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10 Curious Facts About Your Favorite Childhood Authors
Childhood authors aways hold a special place in our heart. We even tend to idolise them. In this list we look at ten of the best and uncover some little known facts. Can you guess which author you love was bi-sexual? How about the author who fled from the office when anyone visited? We even look at hatred on the set of
Mary Poppins! May your love of your favourite authors be enhanced or dashed by reading this list.
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Fact: L. Frank Baum’s first book was all about raising chickens
The Book of the Hamburgs: A Brief Treatise upon the Mating, Rearing, and Management of the Different Varieties of Hamburgs. This insanely long book title was all about chickens scintillating. It came out in 1886, and was written by none other than L. Frank Baum the famed author of