Understood Betsy (Hardcover)

from meandmybooks

What can I say about such an old favorite? A book which my mother read to me when I was little, and many years later I read to my children, and which I just finished reading to my mother, knowing it would offer a small measure of comfort and cheer as she is dying. I can easily see the book's “fau...

from stuzle

My favorite moment in this great book is when Elizabeth starts being referred to as Betsy. The book doesn't point out this is happening, it gives the readers credit for their intelligence and lets them notice. I think this was one of the first times I realized as a girl that books don't always sp...

from Bettesbooks

I first read this book when I was 12 years old, it had belonged to my mother when she was a child. Looking for a book for the Darth-Heather challenge of "Read a book more than a hundred years old" I chose this book which was first published in 1917. In rereading this book I once again felt old fe...

from randomnickname

A lovely early 20th century American children's book. Elizabeth Anne, a timid, coddled child, is sent to live with her New England relatives and blossoms into a capable, independent, compassionate girl. This would be a good book for reading out loud, with it's quaint habit of directly addressing ...

from MrsRish

I discovered this book in my aunt's collection when I was about 11 or 12. The story of the sheltered girl who blossomed when she was expected to become independent and strong always fascinated me. When I grew up I learned that the author was a strong proponent of the Montessori teaching method. C...