Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Maud Hart Lovelace) is the second in the series; the first book ends with Betsy and Tacy meeting Tib, a new girl who moved to the neighborhood; this book fleshes out adventures the three friends share together.
There were two particular chapters that especially charmed me.
One was "The Mirror Palace," where the girls hold mirrors and walk around one of their homes with the ceiling reflected back to them. They navigate through the rooms by only looking at the ceiling's reflected image, imagining they are in a magical world. I still remember when I was young and my mom showing me this same technique; I don't know how many times I played this game, but in my memory it was a good long while. It can be perilous to walk if there are obstacles for your feet since you're only seeing the ceiling, but I remember navigating around doorway arches and light fixtures, having the best time dreaming that I was walking on the ceiling.
The other favorite chapter of mind was "Everything Pudding," where they are convinced they are master bakers when let loose in the kitchen; they throw various ingredients together to make what they're sure will be delicious, whereas readers will feel stomachs turn as they cringe at the thought of eating a concoction involving bacon grease, milk, coffee, cornstarch, spices, coconut, chocolate, rice, lemon, and so on.
Is it the highest literary work? No, but I enjoyed this book more than the first and I know I will continue to visit this series in the coming years. I'm sure my older daughter would particularly get enjoyment from these books.
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