I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. 'I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy-Tib books twice. But Betsy, Tacy, and Tib always manage to have a good time.Įver since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers. They cook up awful messes in the kitchen, throw mud on each other and pretend to be beggars, and cut off each other's hair. Complete Betsy-Tacy Book Series in OrderBetsy-TacyBetsy And Tacy Go Over The Big HillBetsy And Tacy Go DowntownBetsy In Spite Of Herself: A Betsy-Tacy High SchoolBetsy Was A Junior (Betsy.

Their failures and successes are open and honest on the. But there's a depth and realness to the girls their internal struggles as they grow up are relatable no matter the time period. If the Betsy-Tacy series were just about old times or just about friends, it would be a bunch of simple stories. Sometimes they quarrel with Betsy's and Tacy's bossy big sisters, but they never quarrel among themselves. This series is a beloved classic for a reason.

The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don't. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. They were not as obedient as they might have been-they cooked up awful messes, daubed themselves with mud, and cut each other's hair off-but they always managed to have a good time.īetsy and Tacy are best friends. Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers. About the Book Betsy and Tacy were good friends first, then Tib moved into the neighborhood, so the three of them started playing together. But Betsy, Tacy, and Tib always manage to have a good time.

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