Reviews
I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy-Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!, I now realize that one of the reasons I believed I could someday become a writer was because of Betsy's own infallible confidence that she would be a writer.|9780062095879|, Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories., Betsy was a high-school junior when automobiles were new...but her problems were much the same as her modern high-school sisters., I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood--a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace., I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood—a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace., 'When I was growing up in the Bronx, I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy, Tacy and Tib . . . three girls full of good ideas, adventures and fun.' (Johanna Hurwitz, award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for young readers), "Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy." -- Judy Blume "I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!" -- Bette Midler, actor and singer "Betsy-Tacy fans never die. They just reread." -- Anna Quindlen "Betsy was a high-school junior when automobiles were new...but her problems were much the same as her modern high-school sisters." -- Chicago Sun "Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories." -- Esther Hautzig, award-winning author, former Director of Children's Book Promotion for Thomas Y. Crowell Co., and former publicist for Betsy's Wedding in 1955 "I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's...As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood--a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace." -- Ann M. Martin, creator/author of The Baby-sitter's Club "I now realize that one of the reasons I believed I could someday become a writer was because of Betsy's own infallible confidence that she would be a writer. -- Mary Kay Andews, New York Times Bestselling Author "When I was growing up in the Bronx, I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy, Tacy and Tib . . . three girls full of good ideas, adventures and fun." -- Johanna Hurwitz, award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for young readers, I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's.As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace., I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace., When I was growing up in the Bronx, I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy, Tacy and Tib . . . three girls full of good ideas, adventures and fun., I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!
