The recently released The Betsy-Tacy Treasury includes the first four books of the Betsy-Tacy series, conveniently bound together in one volume. It is available in both a softcover edition and an e-book. Just a reminder: if you order it through Amazon or Barnes & Noble, be sure to click through the links on the Betsy-Tacy Convention website to help support the Betsy-Tacy Society! The New York Times featured a wonderful write-up about this new edition, and the enduring charm of the series in general. Be sure to check it out!
Also, throughout these coming weeks, remember to visit the sites that will be part of the blog tour for this book. Sarah has a list here.
Harper Perennial sent me a free copy to review and I can assure you that this edition is just beautiful! There is also a new biography in the back of the book featuring illustrator Lois Lenski. I am delighted to add this volume to my book shelf.
If you haven't gotten around to ordering your copy yet, you are in luck; thanks to Harper, I have an extra copy to give to one lucky reader!
To be eligible for this contest you must:
- Not already own the Treasury
- Be a resident of the contiguous United States
- (Mandatory) Leave a comment with a suggestion or topic idea (Betsy-Tacy related, of course!) of what you would like me to post more of on this blog. Do you enjoy learning about the famous people mentioned in the books? The fashion? The places? Popular music? Quotes? Characters? Whatever it is, let me know! You can also leave any suggestions you have to improve the site.
- For an extra entry, you can tweet this giveaway. Just be sure to come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
Thank you to Harper Perennial for providing these copies, and for republishing this wonderful series! (Disclaimer: I was not paid to host this giveaway. I think you all know that I love this series, so my positive accolades are genuine!)
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The winner is Christine from A Rambling Fancy. (If you don't already own the book, please send me your address and I will get it out to you. My email is justaudrey[at]live[dot]com.)
Thank you everyone for participating. You all had some terrific suggestions and I look forward to covering them in the months ahead!
Oh, I can't wait for this...if I don't win it, I hope for Christmas...or I will have to treat myself.
ReplyDeleteMy idea for a blog post would be how to introduce it to my daughter...she is 5. For her 5th birthday she got Betsy-Tacy. However, do I give her one a year for the next X years...or let her just indulge and enjoy?
I'd love to see more about the music!
ReplyDeletewould love to win this &share it with young readers.More info on how to spread the word on these books.Contests at libraries clubs etc.
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog from A library is a hospital for the mind.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to subscribe! Love, love, love Besty and Tacy! Would love to win!
I am doing Betsy's Great World as a girls' club in the Spring ... any suggestions for crafts we could do which would be the right period and that Betsy herslef may have done?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was working on my "history" post, I was very curious about the girls "charging" pins as an admittance fee. What exactly is a pin? Same thing we would think of? (Sorry if you've mentioned this already! Until I've read all the books, I've just kind of glanced over the posts on here, so I don't end up on a spoiler).
ReplyDeleteAnd I tweeted. http://twitter.com/#!/BluerosesHeart
ReplyDeleteI'd love more about the fashions - and the hairstyles. How do you make a pompadour? Where did a rat get its name? How do you do puffs?
ReplyDeleteI love seeing photos of the wildflowers and actual locations mentioned in the books. A fun post would be photos of Christmas tree ornaments available in that era. I tweeted! I'm @jeanniemaries on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read more about the author and how she drew from her own life to create the characters.
ReplyDeleteI have especially enjoyed your articles on the shirtwaist (and the S-curve corset) and the Carnegie libraries. I'd like to know more about how the hairstyles of the period(s) were achieved. I'm delighted to hear about the new book; I found your site through the NY Times article.
ReplyDeletePlus the Cat Duet post was perfect! I'd like to learn about the "droop". I'd alos be interested in the role of religion in society. Lovelace shares much through Betsy and Julia's switch of churches.
ReplyDeleteI've always wished the high school and beyond BT books would be made into movies or some sort of mini-series. So, I think it would be fun if you did a post where you picked out actresses/actors (modern day or older) to play different characters in the books! The rest of us could leave comments with our suggestions/opinions as well! The first one could be young Ryan Gosling as Herbert! =)
ReplyDeleteHere's an idea: were the newspaper that Joe worked for fiction or real newspapers of the day. And I'd like to know more about Butternut Center.
ReplyDeleteSafety pins didn't even cross my mind! :) I was thinking decorative pins women wore or club pins, and I wondered how on earth the children were able to get that many. Safety pins definitely makes sense!!
ReplyDeletePompadours. 1). Why are they mentioned so frequently in the Betsy/Tacy series? 2). Why is that word so hard to say? 3). What were they exactly? How can both men and women have pompadours? Why is Joe Willard's pompadour so fabulous? What makes a pompadour more special than regular hair? It is mentioned so much in the books, I am quite perplexed. I'd love a little ditty all about pompadours with perhaps a picture or two.
ReplyDeleteI love this comment so much! Pompadours were probably my biggest question when I was little and first reading the books. You perfectly voiced all of my queries! I will definitely research and post about this. :D
ReplyDeleteI would love, love, love to read more about the clothing and hairstyles that are mentioned so frequently. Historical fashion is a passion for me, and I would love to delve into the Betsy-Tacy ones more. It would also be fun to read some posts on Murmuring Lake.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fashion history nerd, so more about the clothing would be super fun & interesting to me! I bought the Betsy-Tacy high school books this summer so I would LOVE to have the matching treasury to complete the set. :)
ReplyDeleteTweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/aramblingfancy/status/137275463193206784
ReplyDeleteI would love to know more about the food. Onion sandwiches? Putting an egg in with the coffee grounds? What is floating island?
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you! Much appreciated.
ReplyDeletelove history, what life was like then!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas!
ReplyDeleteGood questions! I'll have to look into that. :)
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be posting about this. Thank you for the idea!
ReplyDeleteReligion is something that interests me, too. I know it interested Maud as well. I will definitely try to post on this in the future!
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