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The first book in a beloved series. I read the series as a child/teenager (the first book starts when the girls are 5; the last book is about Betsy getting married). I was absolutely thrilled as an adult when I discovered the author based the characters on herself and her family and friends, which lends a huge amount of authenticity to the daily life portrayed in the books. They take place around the turn of the 20th Century (she is college-aged during WWI--think Downton Abbey). The books are of middle class America in Minnesota (for the most part). I bought the whole set for my classroom library and I own the whole set myself. My recent purchase is for a young friend turning 7. Perfect for young readers who read well. Although I would recommend the high school books for older kids (6th grade and up) they are so clean and inoffensive that I keep them in my 4th grade classroom. There is even a Betsy-Tacy society. http://www.betsy-tacysociety.org/


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BetsyTacy Maud Hart Lovelace Lois Lenski 9780064400961 Books Reviews

Betsy-Tacy is the first book in the delightful series by Maud Hart Lovelace. Five-year-old Betsy longs for a best friend and finds one when Tacy moves in across the street. Together they have many adventures, including going on picnics, selling sand, playing with paper dolls, going "calling" on neighbors, climbing The Big Hill, and going to school for the first time.

The Betsy-Tacy books were partially autobiographical and Lovelace perfectly captures the innocence and magic of childhood. Betsy's imaginative stories, such as riding a feather, are delightful. Even though they are children, Betsy and Tacy's lives are, as in real life, not always happy. The death of Tacy's baby sister, left tears in my eyes yet joy at the innocence of youth as Betsy and Tacy leave an Easter Egg in a tree with the belief that a bird will carry it up to Heaven and give it to Tacy's sister.

I loved these books as a child and I'm happy to say I still love them as an adult. This is a great book for young and old.
It was a gift for a friend who grew up with the Betsy-Tacy stories. She was very pleased to have the chance to revisit the characters and their adventures.
My eight year old loves this series, and is on book 9. These were perfect for her to read to herself after we read Anne of Green Gables to her this past month. She is a pretty advanced reader so I'm not sure the age they're directed at but she devours them. Thank God for the library now, but this is the one that kicked it off.
I read this book as a child growing up in Minnesota and remembered it with great fondness. When a young friend from another country now living in Minneapolis had a baby girl I reread the book and wanted to send it to her so her child would understand something about the life and history of other little girls who had proceeded her. Although somewhat outdated it still speaks to the concerns of little girls and the needs and hopes they have in their friendships. Shaped by their families their place in this world also plays a strong role in creating and fostering their characteristics and friendship. It will take a bright and curious chld to read and love this book, but she will be rewarded a sense of rootedness and belonging.
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These books, the first four Betsy Tacy books, are so refreshing. How wonderful to hear of children entertaining themselves, enjoying nature, having the freedom of the outdoors, and using their imaginations with no help from TV, radio, or computer games. The forwards by other authors including Judy Blume and the information at the end of each book explaining how the stories were taken from Maud Lovelace's own life added to the interest of the stories.

Maud Lovelace was only a couple of years older than my father. These stories about the early 1900s give a good feeling for that period. Just think about buying lunch; sandwich, milk, and dessert, for 15 cents and going to the library alone for the whole day.

The first four books will be a birthday gift to my 11 year old granddaughter. At Christmas she will get the other 6 stories. I have no doubt that she will enjoy them.
My four daughters and I enjoyed reading this book when they were young. My 25 year old has wanted the entire series for several years. Hardcover at a reasonable price is difficult to find. This is a library bound edition. Since it was a Christmas gift, it will take time to see how it holds up.
The story is as engaging for an adult as it is for the kids; hence my young adult daughter wanting a book of her own!
Delightful series for girls (excuse me for sounding sexist, I am not!). I read the Betsy-Tacy books when I was a girl and loved them. The stories center on little girls growing up in the late 1900's in Mankato,Minnesota. As the fictional girls grow, the books become increasingly written for older girls, as do the Little House on the Prairie books. Our daughter loved the books when she was growing up. Now a college literature professor, she requested we travel to Mankato to visit the sites and restored homes of the girls in the books when she was visiting from the West, which we did. Fun day, fine books
The first book in a beloved series. I read the series as a child/teenager (the first book starts when the girls are 5; the last book is about Betsy getting married). I was absolutely thrilled as an adult when I discovered the author based the characters on herself and her family and friends, which lends a huge amount of authenticity to the daily life portrayed in the books. They take place around the turn of the 20th Century (she is college-aged during WWI--think Downton Abbey). The books are of middle class America in Minnesota (for the most part). I bought the whole set for my classroom library and I own the whole set myself. My recent purchase is for a young friend turning 7. Perfect for young readers who read well. Although I would recommend the high school books for older kids (6th grade and up) they are so clean and inoffensive that I keep them in my 4th grade classroom. There is even a Betsy-Tacy society. http//www.betsy-tacysociety.org/