The Minnesota Post recently made a list of best Dynamic Duos–in movies, literature, history, etc. And on it, much to the pleasure of the Betsy-Tacy Society and other BT fans is Betsy and Joe as “Literary Romantic Couples”–alongside some couples that are definitely not found in children’s literature. And though I certainly adore the fact [...]
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Isn’t that romantic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged All-of-a-Knd Family, Anne Shirley, Betsy Ray, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House, Maud Hart Lovelace, Sydney Taylor, The Secret Garden on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rubbish?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged All-of-a-Knd Family, Farmer Boy, Laura Ingalls Wilder on August 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In preparation for our upcoming exhibit at the museum, I’ve been reading a lot about trash. Yes, you read that correctly. The exhibit is called “Green Fields, Black Smoke,” and it’s all about the ways in which people in the 19th century thought about the environment. We often hear from visitors “People were so much [...]
The Manifesto, so to speak
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Little Princess, All-of-a-Knd Family, Anne of Green Gables, Betsy-Tacy, children's literature, L. M. Montgomery, Little House, Little Women, Maud Hart Lovelace on August 30, 2009 | 14 Comments »
When I was a kid, I spent most of my time in the nineteenth century. It all started with the Little House books. My grandmother read them to me, and they became my very first chapter books that I could read all by myself. From there, it was just a hop, skip and jump to Little [...]
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