The Tale of Betsy Butterfly

Arthur Bailey was born in 1877 in Vermont. He is the author of more than 40 children's books. After going to Harvard he became of wholesale grocery merchant in Chicago. Bailey began writing his stories for his stepchildren. His stories centered on animals with natural history woven into the plots. Bailey used language that never talked down to children. He frequently used words beyond their vocabulary in an effort to broaden their knowledge. The Tale of Betsy Butterfly was written in 1918 and is part of the Tuck-Me-In series.