I'm excited to announce, my favorite childhood book, The Big Tidy-Up by Norah Smaridge, is being re-issued May 13, 2008! This has been out-of-print for more than 30 years, and I've trying to get my hands on one, like, for...ev...er. Used ones ran around $200-300 on ebay. This is an incredibly special book -- the original extreme makeover. I especially love this book because I'm still that messy little girl. Her room looked exactly mine growing up. (okay, maybe my room still looks like that) Pre-order yours today. Here are photos of my friend Kristy's copy.

This was my favorite book when I was a little girl. My mother would take one look at my room and say "Ok it's time, time for The Big Tidy Up. I looked for it in bookstores years ago to read to my son, Henry, but I could never find it. Thanks!
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Posted by: denise | April 03, 2008 at 11:22 AM
That's sweet! It's going for big bucks on ebay. If you look it up on Amazon.com, there are many fans who want this book republished too!
Posted by: julie miyahira | April 03, 2008 at 12:24 PM
hi julie!
gosh you have a adorable blog!
Posted by: yasmine | April 08, 2008 at 10:32 PM
hi yasmine! thanks so much! i'm new at this...still trying to figure it out. thanks for visiting!
Posted by: julie | April 09, 2008 at 09:16 AM