Barbra Streisand to publish first children’s book

Barbra Streisand, ‘And by the Way’ (Flamingo Books)Barbra Streisand can add “children’s book author” to her already extensive resume. One line in the book reads, “Dress up, speak up, and dream big.” In a statement via Publisher’s Weekly, Streisand says, “I love being ‘Gamma Barbra’ to my three wonderful young grandchildren. The title of the book, Streisand says, is “an expression I use quite often. Streisand’s 2023 autobiography, My Name Is Barbra, was a best seller, despite weighing in at nearly 1,000 pages in its physical edition.