http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/ Children's Book Author Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7556 Mary Alice Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:44:56 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7556 I have spent my adult life trying to overcome my book hoarding habit, and here you are working me up again, now, in addition to not passing on any of my childhood books I actually have to look for replacements for any that might have disintegrated so that they will be available for my children?! Puts me in mind of Ashurbanipal, the worlds first librarian (668 BCE) -- hooray for homeschooling, before which I totally thought Alexandria was the first library. I have spent my adult life trying to overcome my book hoarding habit, and here you are working me up again, now, in addition to not passing on any of my childhood books I actually have to look for replacements for any that might have disintegrated so that they will be available for my children?! Puts me in mind of Ashurbanipal, the worlds first librarian (668 BCE) — hooray for homeschooling, before which I totally thought Alexandria was the first library.

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7518 Sarah N. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:40:21 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7518 I love this series. I've shared the first three with my 4 year old daughter and she loves for us to play Besty and Tacy going on a trip (like they pretend to do while sitting in the carriage in Besty's barn). I'm so sad to hear that many of them are out of print! I didn't discover these stories until college but now I am so glad that I asked for the whole series for Christmas that year and my generous parents got all the books for me. I love this series. I’ve shared the first three with my 4 year old daughter and she loves for us to play Besty and Tacy going on a trip (like they pretend to do while sitting in the carriage in Besty’s barn). I’m so sad to hear that many of them are out of print! I didn’t discover these stories until college but now I am so glad that I asked for the whole series for Christmas that year and my generous parents got all the books for me.

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7510 Carnival Time! | Melissa Wiley Sat, 31 May 2008 21:42:52 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7510 [...] posted on one of my favorites, Heaven to Betsy, at The Expanding Life. Sounds like Susan and I share a common grief over the out-of-print status of the high-school Betsy-Tacy [...] [...] posted on one of my favorites, Heaven to Betsy, at The Expanding Life. Sounds like Susan and I share a common grief over the out-of-print status of the high-school Betsy-Tacy [...]

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7508 Sarah Sat, 31 May 2008 20:01:35 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7508 I love Betsy-Tacy, but I love Carolyn Haywood's Betsy books even more. I just told a funny story on my blog about the hedgehog in your Martha books and a porcupine in our back yard. I love Betsy-Tacy, but I love Carolyn Haywood’s Betsy books even more. I just told a funny story on my blog about the hedgehog in your Martha books and a porcupine in our back yard.

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7491 Meredith Thu, 29 May 2008 14:11:01 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7491 We've been furiously collecting and even got the audio cd's of the first book, it's delicious!! We’ve been furiously collecting and even got the audio cd’s of the first book, it’s delicious!!

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7490 mrscrumley Thu, 29 May 2008 11:45:41 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7490 Man, I need to let my mom know so she can stockpile them for her grandchildren. I loved those books when I was a kid. Man, I need to let my mom know so she can stockpile them for her grandchildren. I loved those books when I was a kid.

]]> http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/05/28/good-newsbad-news-for-betsy-tacy-fans/#comment-7489 stephanie Thu, 29 May 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=1693#comment-7489 Good to know! I'm slowly collecting a few of the books through Paperbackswap but they are hard to find! Good to know! I’m slowly collecting a few of the books through Paperbackswap but they are hard to find!

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