There were lots of children on Hill Street, but there were no little
girls Betsy's age. So when a family moved into the house across the
street, Betsy hoped they would have a little girl she could play with.
Sure enough, they did. The girl's name was Tacy, and after a while she
and Betsy became such good friends that everybody thought of them as one
person - Betsy-Tacy.
Betsy-Tacy did all kinds of things. They made a playhouse from a piano
box. They went to their first day of school together and even sat in the
same seat. They rode in the milkman's wagon. And Betsy made up wonderful
stories that they kept as their own special secrets. Then they met Tib,
who came to share in their games.
Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories
have been loved by each generation of young readers.