Barbie is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 1962 with contributions by Bette Lou Maybee, Cynthia Lawrence, Clyde Smith, Salile Orr, Bill Gordh, Barbara Richards, Carol Pugliano-Martin, Jessie Parker, Cliff Ruby, Elane Lesser, Jacob Grimm, Mary Man-Kong, Amy Wolfram, and Alexandre Dumas.