It’s not often that I get the pleasure of reading books aloud to little ones. The local nephews are either way too big (18 years old!) or way too little (7 months old). There are no local niec… more →
KidLit Historywrote 1 day ago: Can you believe I’ve not yet made it through the Betsy-Tacy anthology? Yeah, me either. But I’m begi … more →
wrote 1 week ago: by Maud Hart Lovelace Published 1942 I feel like a broken record–these books are so ado … more →
wrote 1 week ago: by Maud Hart Lovelace Published 1941 Guys, I love these books. I just can’t believe that I … more →
wrote 1 month ago: by Maud Hart Lovelace Published 1940 (this edition illustrated by Lois Lenski) So the Betsy-T … more →
wrote 1 month ago: L Looking out the window this morning at the snow and freezing rain, I’m tempted to skip my Su … more →
wrote 2 months ago: By Sue Dickman 1. I’ve always had a soft spot for a series. It goes back, I’m sure, to a childhood o … more →
wrote 2 months ago: By the way, you can add me as a friend: http://www.goodreads.com/michelle_ou (Just copy and paste) W … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Our second book for my Women & Literature class was either Heaven to Betsy or Betsy in Spite of … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I scrolled down my homepage just now and discovered that I haven’t done much besides review bo … more →
wrote 3 months ago: 1. Taci, daca nu ai de spus ceva valoros! 2. Taci, atunci cand ai vorbit destul! 3. Taci, pana cand … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The Boy in Blue, ca 1909 Maud Hart Lovelace, Mankato’s famous literary daughter, grew up several blo … more →
wrote 4 months ago: It’s not like I don’t already have too much on my plate but I couldn’t help myself … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I found this post at a favorite site I lurk at (fandom secrets) and it immediately struck a chord wi … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Maud Hart Lovelace (Photo: Estate of Merian Lovelace Kirchner) Maud Hart Lovelace was born in Mankat … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Meet Betsy and Tacy!If you followed the tale of my Cousin Gretchen’s first quilt, you may recall tha … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I never read Maud Hart Lovelace’s books as a kid, but I couldn’t not read them with my d … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Or, why does basically every female childhood literary heroine have to fall in love with someone? No … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Classics Club members are joining in on the fun of the monthly meme questions on the brand new Class … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Young adult novels and I have a strange relationship. Wikipedia says you’re supposed to read … more →