“When I was growing up in the Bronx, I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy, Tacy and Tib . . . three girls full of good ideas, adventures and fun.” - Johanna Hurwitz, award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for young readers
“At school visits, when kids ask what books I read as a child, I have only one answer: Betsy Tacy--the entire series....Truthfully, I think those were the only books I read as a child. But they were enough to make me know that characters in books had true and honest feelings and that made all the difference.” - Maryann Weidt, children's book author and MN Book Award-winning picture book, Daddy Played Music for the Cows
“Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories.” - Esther Hautzig, award-winning author, former Director of Children's Book Promotion for Thomas Y. Crowell Co., and former publicist for Betsy's Wedding in 1955
“I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray’s…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny’s childhood—a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace.” - Ann M. Martin, creator/author of The Baby-sitter's Club
“I now realize that one of the reasons I believed I could someday become a writer was because of Betsy’s own infallible confidence that she would be a writer. - Mary Kay Andews, New York Times Bestselling Author
“Heavens to Betsy! It was pure bliss to slip away and into the world of these turn-of-the-century Minnesota girls, their families, their friends, their loves. . . . I now realize that one of the reasons I believed I could someday become a writer was because of Betsy’s own infallible confidence that she would be a writer. . . . Don’t worry if you don’t have a young person to buy these delicious books for--be selfish and give ‘em to yourself.” - Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author
