Things I Liked:
These books are fun, sweet, and simple. They don't try to do too much in one. I think they capture the essence of childhood - the freedom and crazy ideas and innocent mistakes. I sure wish I'd read them as a child.
Things I Didn't Like:
Poor Tib. Sometimes she says or does things that would normally make other people mad. But, instead Betsy and Tacy just love her because she does those things. It does seem just the tiniest bit unrealistic that they never fight. Were kids (girls, especially) really that easy going? I wasn't.
Read-alikes:
Anything you read as a kid, but especially Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott and Anne of Green Gables and sequels by L.M. MontgomeryStart with the first Betsy-Tacy book
BOOK CONTENT RATINGS:
s-factor: none
mrg-factor: none
v-factor: none
Overall rating: ****
I only finished two books (this one and Betsy-Tacy) for the Maud Hart Lovelace Challenge - but I have two more Betsy-Tacy books checked out and I intend the finish all the books!
If you buy through my Amazon linkage,
I will get a very small percentage
I will get a very small percentage
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I was a big fan of Anne of Green Gables growing up, but didn't hear of these books until earlier this year. I won my first Betsy-Tacy book a few weeks ago and can't wait for it to arrive! Thanks for your review.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll really like it. I just wish I'd heard of them when I was a kid!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed them so much. Thanks again for joining in the reading challenge! It's so exciting that because of the challenge other readers are discovering the books and spreading the word to their friends.
ReplyDeleteS. Mehrens, it was so much fun to "discover" these books. Wish I'd had them when I was a kid...
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