Wendy 1904 play "Peter Pan" and its 1911 novelization "Peter and Wendy" by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s but subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. With the common childhood difficulty pronouncing "R"s, Margaret reportedly used to call him "my fwiendy-wendy". The name Wendy in Dutch is either of Anglo-Saxon origin or an abbreviation of names such as Wendela (an old-fashioned name which probably means related to the Vandals). Chinese women with the same or similar-sounding characters as their given names often anglicise their
The Way-Out Record for Children in his 2004 book of the worst album covers of all time. Author Richard Metzger interpreted the album title as a reference to Perrey and Kingsley's 1966 album "The In Sound from Way Out!". The album sleeve quoted several of its pre-release reviews; "The New Yorker" praised the record for engaging children, while Eveleyn LeMone of "Dance Magazine" said the album was "fun to work to and just to sit and listen to–for anyone." She said it was "small wonder" that the series "have the recommendation of N.Y.C.'s Board of Education and numerous professionals." Meanwhile, George A. Woods of "The