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Wow. You were the first author I ever read that wasn't a picture book. I felt so grown up reading Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing. I read all your books as I grew to teen years. Deanie was my favorite. At 54 years old now, I'm embarking on writing a children's book series and I'm revisiting my favorites from you for inspiration. Still a joy at 54 to read Peter in Tales and Fudge and Sheila, oh how I missed all my fictional friends that you introduced me to. Bless you Ms. Blume. You'll always be in my library.
Dear Judy Blume,
You know I wanted to write a paper and pen note to send you, but I can’t find my stationery, mail takes forever and then where do you put a piece of correspondence it you aren’t curating your personal archives, so it’s 2026 so email works!
Today I was thinking of all your books that I read growing up. I was born in 1975 so they were definitely part of my generation. I even remember seeing people reading “Wifey” on the beach thinking that’s racy! The book I love the most, it’s probably a popular top choice, is Are you there God, it’s me, Margaret?”
I’m not sure where my copy came to me from. It had the purple cover and the sanitary napkins were still belted. I started reading it right after my family moved to Hawaii when I was ten years old. And was going through what Margaret went through. And I had a Jewish dad (still do he’s 80). The oddest thing happened to my paperback copy. I put it on a shelf for a few months and then picked it up to have a good read with a favorite book. Inside I noticed a little “bug” squirming around and it had eaten through several pages. A perfect little circle. It must have been some type of cellulose-eating beetle (I actually married an entomologist so tell him this story from time to time). It was like a Judy Blume paperback meets the Very Hungry Caterpillar!
I have no idea where the book went. But have a copy ready for my tween daughters but they aren’t interested. Children today lack interest in anything literary (that’s we had - or cards to play solitaire). Moreover I adore the movie adaptation of AYTGIMM (acronym for Are you there God, it’s me Margaret? right?). It was worth the wait and so well done.
Hope you are having a great summer where ever you are. Thanks for giving me a chance to send you fan mail. Might even give you a chuckle or two - I learned humorous writing reading your books. -Annie
You know I wanted to write a paper and pen note to send you, but I can’t find my stationery, mail takes forever and then where do you put a piece of correspondence it you aren’t curating your personal archives, so it’s 2026 so email works!
Today I was thinking of all your books that I read growing up. I was born in 1975 so they were definitely part of my generation. I even remember seeing people reading “Wifey” on the beach thinking that’s racy! The book I love the most, it’s probably a popular top choice, is Are you there God, it’s me, Margaret?”
I’m not sure where my copy came to me from. It had the purple cover and the sanitary napkins were still belted. I started reading it right after my family moved to Hawaii when I was ten years old. And was going through what Margaret went through. And I had a Jewish dad (still do he’s 80). The oddest thing happened to my paperback copy. I put it on a shelf for a few months and then picked it up to have a good read with a favorite book. Inside I noticed a little “bug” squirming around and it had eaten through several pages. A perfect little circle. It must have been some type of cellulose-eating beetle (I actually married an entomologist so tell him this story from time to time). It was like a Judy Blume paperback meets the Very Hungry Caterpillar!
I have no idea where the book went. But have a copy ready for my tween daughters but they aren’t interested. Children today lack interest in anything literary (that’s we had - or cards to play solitaire). Moreover I adore the movie adaptation of AYTGIMM (acronym for Are you there God, it’s me Margaret? right?). It was worth the wait and so well done.
Hope you are having a great summer where ever you are. Thanks for giving me a chance to send you fan mail. Might even give you a chuckle or two - I learned humorous writing reading your books. -Annie
I have an idea to share with you and your team.
For all the young girls myself included who enjoyed Dear God it's me Margaret. It opened up conversations about learning about periods. Can we revisit those girls now women. A next installment called Dear God it's Margaret I'm back!
A humorous look at Menopause.
For all the young girls myself included who enjoyed Dear God it's me Margaret. It opened up conversations about learning about periods. Can we revisit those girls now women. A next installment called Dear God it's Margaret I'm back!
A humorous look at Menopause.
I'm Dom and I'm going into fourth grade just like peter! I loved your Fudge series! Can you make a 6th one? I'd really appreciate it. I'm also a big fan of your Pain and the Great One books! It's an oldie but a goodie. bye!
Hello Judy Bloom,
My name is Izzy. I’m going into seventh grade. I’m from Rome, Italy. But my origins are American, Italian and Irish Plus a little bit of French Canadian. I’m on the autism spectrum and I love reading. I’m also an author at my school and I have written three books that are in my school library. I recently discovered your books and I read three so far. One of the books I read was Deenie and it changed my life. My posture isn’t really great either. I asked my parents to schedule an appointment with my pediatrician. she thought my back and shoulders looked uneven and sent me to an orthopedic doctor in Rome. That doctor noticed that one of my legs was longer than the other and she recommended physical therapy all summer in Rhode Island because we are on vacation with our family here. my parents were concerned and wanted a second opinion. So they scheduled an appointment with the chiropractor who has worked with me and made me a special orthotic a few years ago. he did some x-rays and diagnosed me with scoliosis. he is also a specialist in scoliosis and took some scans with an iPad device. Now I will start wearing a night brace. I want to thank you because your book made me realize that maybe I had scoliosis too. I pushed my parents to make the appointments because I could relate to Deenie.
Love and other indoor sports,
Izzy
My name is Izzy. I’m going into seventh grade. I’m from Rome, Italy. But my origins are American, Italian and Irish Plus a little bit of French Canadian. I’m on the autism spectrum and I love reading. I’m also an author at my school and I have written three books that are in my school library. I recently discovered your books and I read three so far. One of the books I read was Deenie and it changed my life. My posture isn’t really great either. I asked my parents to schedule an appointment with my pediatrician. she thought my back and shoulders looked uneven and sent me to an orthopedic doctor in Rome. That doctor noticed that one of my legs was longer than the other and she recommended physical therapy all summer in Rhode Island because we are on vacation with our family here. my parents were concerned and wanted a second opinion. So they scheduled an appointment with the chiropractor who has worked with me and made me a special orthotic a few years ago. he did some x-rays and diagnosed me with scoliosis. he is also a specialist in scoliosis and took some scans with an iPad device. Now I will start wearing a night brace. I want to thank you because your book made me realize that maybe I had scoliosis too. I pushed my parents to make the appointments because I could relate to Deenie.
Love and other indoor sports,
Izzy
Hello, my name is Jeremiah. I first read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing with my third-grade class. I fell in love with the Fudge series and writing. Now I am 16, going into 11th grade, and I have been writing many stories, taking writing classes, and even self-published my own dystopian book in middle school. So a hundred million trillion thanks for inspiring me and many others to pursue writing. Now going back and re-reading the Fudge series, I am realizing how much your books have shaped my childhood, and my own personal writing even now! So thank you again, your resistance and imagination are truly inspiring.
hi! my name is Lucas and I love your books! have you heard of the diary of a wimpy kid. no offence but I like his books better. but your books are amazing!!! you could get some ideas from his books. how many fudge books do you have?
Hi from across the pond! (London). I've been a huge admirer of your work for many years. After my mum passed away, I commissioned the Israeli illustrator Omer Hoffmann to work on a mural of famous Jewish children's book authors. The work was finally completed a month ago and is now on display at Muswell Hill synagogue. Writers from I L Peretz to the present day- including you! - are featured in the mural and accompanying literature. If you come to London, please come and look! You can read more about the mural at www.greenbeanbooks.com/mural
I love your books! I was to lazy to count how many fudge books you have. how many? and have you read the diary of a wimpy kid? you be jealous of it because you want to be the best author but sorry I like his books better. you books are funny, fun and enjoyable. great author you are.
Hello - I have always wondered why "Wifey" was never developed as a motion picture. I have at times even speculated about who might direct it, who would be cast, etc. It is a very funny, tragic, memorable book. Fun to read and reread. I hope such a project emerges one day and does justice to such a well-crafted satire of suburbia and American affluence.
Dearest Judy,
Nearly 50 years ago, my 6th grade besties and I (from Alamo, CA) created a club inspired by “Are You There, God, it’s me, Margaret”. We had club rules, written on paper plates, including:
1. Wear a bra (I was flat as a board but might have stuffed mine).
2. Do “we must, we must” exercises daily and at all meetings.
3. Make crafts.
4 Confess all crushes. We all took turns with The Dreamy Brad Garner.
I thumb-tacked my rules plate in my closet until my older brother saw it and teased me relentlessly saying I would never have good boobs. (HA…36D here so take THAT, annoying brother).
These 6th graders-turned-menopausal-babes are your biggest fans.
We grew up, stayed connected and saw the movie together at a reunion a few years ago. The BEST TIME EVER! We loved it and all the memories that came up.
Now we are all turning 60. The first among us is one of my dearest pals since 2nd grade, Linda. We are all attending a surprise party for her on July 31st. It would mean the WORLD to me if you could sign a book wishing Linda a happy birthday. I’m certain this will make her day!!
Please let me know if/how to arrange this.
Thank you for all you’ve done to make girls and women and all the others represented in banned books feel seen and heard. You are a treasure!
Warmly,
Stephanie
PS. Totally fan-girling out that I am writing this. Long live Judy Blume!!!
Nearly 50 years ago, my 6th grade besties and I (from Alamo, CA) created a club inspired by “Are You There, God, it’s me, Margaret”. We had club rules, written on paper plates, including:
1. Wear a bra (I was flat as a board but might have stuffed mine).
2. Do “we must, we must” exercises daily and at all meetings.
3. Make crafts.
4 Confess all crushes. We all took turns with The Dreamy Brad Garner.
I thumb-tacked my rules plate in my closet until my older brother saw it and teased me relentlessly saying I would never have good boobs. (HA…36D here so take THAT, annoying brother).
These 6th graders-turned-menopausal-babes are your biggest fans.
We grew up, stayed connected and saw the movie together at a reunion a few years ago. The BEST TIME EVER! We loved it and all the memories that came up.
Now we are all turning 60. The first among us is one of my dearest pals since 2nd grade, Linda. We are all attending a surprise party for her on July 31st. It would mean the WORLD to me if you could sign a book wishing Linda a happy birthday. I’m certain this will make her day!!
Please let me know if/how to arrange this.
Thank you for all you’ve done to make girls and women and all the others represented in banned books feel seen and heard. You are a treasure!
Warmly,
Stephanie
PS. Totally fan-girling out that I am writing this. Long live Judy Blume!!!
Dearest Judy,
You saved me as a tween and teen growing up in small-town Mississippi in the 1980s. I read “Are You There God?” and “Tiger Eyes” until the covers came off. I read all of your books, but those were my favorites. I couldn’t believe it when my oldest cousin, who happened to be the school librarian, offered me “Forever” to read when I was 16 or 17. It had the cover ripped off and was torn in half, the work of an enraged parent who caught his daughter reading it. She made hid it and promise not to tell my Mom.
You shaped me, Judy. And I am eternally grateful to you for mothering me in topics that my own wonderful mother did not have the skills to do.
Now I am 52. I saw a meme that said, “Judy Blume, please write a book about Margaret going through menopause.” And I think that is brilliant. The generation of women you helped raise through your books now needs you more than ever.
Please, could you help us through this stage in life?
Love, a devoted reader,
Jana
You saved me as a tween and teen growing up in small-town Mississippi in the 1980s. I read “Are You There God?” and “Tiger Eyes” until the covers came off. I read all of your books, but those were my favorites. I couldn’t believe it when my oldest cousin, who happened to be the school librarian, offered me “Forever” to read when I was 16 or 17. It had the cover ripped off and was torn in half, the work of an enraged parent who caught his daughter reading it. She made hid it and promise not to tell my Mom.
You shaped me, Judy. And I am eternally grateful to you for mothering me in topics that my own wonderful mother did not have the skills to do.
Now I am 52. I saw a meme that said, “Judy Blume, please write a book about Margaret going through menopause.” And I think that is brilliant. The generation of women you helped raise through your books now needs you more than ever.
Please, could you help us through this stage in life?
Love, a devoted reader,
Jana
Several decades ago when I read Tales of a 4th Grade nothing I delighted in the elevator operator being Henry Bevelheimer. Even though my version is spelled with a “y” - all of us with that last name are related somehow.
I don’t know where you heard that name, but it made my day to run across the book again the other day. His introduction remains one of my favorite quotes. Bevelhymer is a very hard name to say.
I don’t know where you heard that name, but it made my day to run across the book again the other day. His introduction remains one of my favorite quotes. Bevelhymer is a very hard name to say.
We are in Mrs. Schwoebel's self-contained Special Education class in Charlotte, NC. We just finished reading Superfudge. We liked the book. The book was entertaining. We loved Uncle Feathers and watched videos about talking Myna birds. We learned about Judy Blume today, and want to read more of her books. Thank you for making books that are fun to read!
Hi judy i love your books what are writing now?
Just read Judy Blume a life. I grew up in the 70's. Being an only girl out of 5 kids was not good. Your Margaret book gave me a clue. I read all your YA books. Now Need to read your adult books. Thanks for your writing. Think my next book will be wifey because you can keep women down, but they always get back up.
Hi Judy, I would like a favor, please. Weird, I know - a favor and not a mushy gushy love note. Yes, from you because you have clout AND you would be the only one to do this justice.
Nearly all of us perimenopausal women on Threads would love to see a "Ramona Quimby, Perimenopasual Era". Yes, Beverly, and not you, wrote Ramona. Totally get it - not Judy Blume. But...we GenX ladies NEED this. Our mamas and grandmamas didn't talk about the shock of perimenopause, so we ladies have had to band together to figure out what the hell is happening to us. We need Ramona. And listen, I'm happy to help you write it, if it's too much for you. OR can you write to Harper Collins and beg them to beg her children for this? We'd appreciate it so much.
If this is actually an insult to you, like if you'd had beef with Beverly, then massive apologies and perhaps this angle from you. You told me once, decades ago, in a return email to me, that Fudgie would always be a young kid, never to grow up. But maybe a book from Fudgie's perimenopausal wife's POV where Fudgie is, like, always breathing wrong and doesn't understand itchy ears. Again, I'm happy to help write/collab.
And again, JUdy, PLEASE. GenX women need our childhood author to lead us through this collective ridiculousness. And I realize this message doesn't laud you enough, but trust me, you are the other half of our childhood reading pre-"Flowers in the Attic" transition.
Signed,
A struggling 52yo woman
Nearly all of us perimenopausal women on Threads would love to see a "Ramona Quimby, Perimenopasual Era". Yes, Beverly, and not you, wrote Ramona. Totally get it - not Judy Blume. But...we GenX ladies NEED this. Our mamas and grandmamas didn't talk about the shock of perimenopause, so we ladies have had to band together to figure out what the hell is happening to us. We need Ramona. And listen, I'm happy to help you write it, if it's too much for you. OR can you write to Harper Collins and beg them to beg her children for this? We'd appreciate it so much.
If this is actually an insult to you, like if you'd had beef with Beverly, then massive apologies and perhaps this angle from you. You told me once, decades ago, in a return email to me, that Fudgie would always be a young kid, never to grow up. But maybe a book from Fudgie's perimenopausal wife's POV where Fudgie is, like, always breathing wrong and doesn't understand itchy ears. Again, I'm happy to help write/collab.
And again, JUdy, PLEASE. GenX women need our childhood author to lead us through this collective ridiculousness. And I realize this message doesn't laud you enough, but trust me, you are the other half of our childhood reading pre-"Flowers in the Attic" transition.
Signed,
A struggling 52yo woman
Why don't your Fudge Books have illustrations?
FAncy
FAncy
Hey Judy,
what is your newest book?
what is your newest book?
Hi Judy
My name is Rebecca. I like listening to your work, and sometimes I write books of my own. One of my earliest memories is memorizing one of your books (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) and reciting it to my grandmother. I some times think that you’re the greatest author of all time. You have taught me so much in my life that you gave me the key to my writing and my work. I wish I could meet you, but I know you live so far away in Key West Florida.
Hope I can hear from you soon; Cheers from your dear fan Becky!!
PS I am blind and visionally impaired
My name is Rebecca. I like listening to your work, and sometimes I write books of my own. One of my earliest memories is memorizing one of your books (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) and reciting it to my grandmother. I some times think that you’re the greatest author of all time. You have taught me so much in my life that you gave me the key to my writing and my work. I wish I could meet you, but I know you live so far away in Key West Florida.
Hope I can hear from you soon; Cheers from your dear fan Becky!!
PS I am blind and visionally impaired
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