The book, along with the entire Betsy-Tacy and Deep Valley series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch.

[1] The adventures between the two friends range from the real life (such as going to school for the first time, making a playhouse out of a piano box, and dressing up to go calling) to the extraordinarily fanciful (such as being taken for a ride in the milkman's magic wagon by his talking horse, and flying away on a cloud while enjoying a picnic).

The book deals with the themes of shyness, with the birth of new siblings, with the joys of an active imaginations, and even touches on death within the family.

She dreams of being a writer; loves to tell stories above all else and is described as chunky with brown braids that stick out from behind her ears.

A very bashful child with a sensitive soul who loves listening to Betsy's stories and helps embellish a few.

Betsy at first feels envious of the newcomer usurping the 'baby' spot, but after a talk with Tacy, realizes the fun of being an older sibling.