When Erma Bombeck died this spring, she left a legacy that few writers could hope to achieve- more than 4,500 columns and twelve best-selling books that deeply touched millions of readers and fans.

Hello, Young Mothers --Paint Tint Caper--September 4, 1965 -- Birds, Bees and Guppies--January 6, 1966 -- Good Neighbor Policy--May 16, 1966 -- Waking Up Momma--July 4, 1966 -- When Last Child Goes to School--September 5, 1966 -- Surviving Motherhood--September 1966 -- Costume for the School Play--May 29, 1968 -- Outgrowing Naps--August 14, 1968 -- A Mother's Eye--August 18, 1968 -- No More Oatmeal Kisses--January 29, 1969 -- Confirmed Shouter--March 5, 1969 -- Youngest Child Tries to Tell a Joke--May 23, 1969 -- "Are We Rich?"--June 3, 1971 -- When God Created Mothers--May 12, 1974 -- Motherhood--Love and Laughter--September 1974 -- How to Communicate with Toddlers--December 1974 -- The Twelve Days of School--September 1975 -- "Things My Mother Taught Me" Assignment--September 28, 1975 -- A Baby's Bill of Rights--November 13, 1975 -- Happiness and Motherhood--April 24, 1980 -- Disposable Diapers--February 8, 1990 -- Spit--March 18, 1990 -- All My Children -- Children Cornering the Coin Market--January 5, 1965 -- My Son, the President--October 30, 1965 -- "I Don't Want to Go to Grandma's"--May 1966 -- Going Deaf from Rock 'n' Roll--January 23, 1967 -- Daughter Learning to Drive--July 18, 1969 -- Phone Messages--October 22, 1969 -- Working Mom's Telephone Crisis--May 28, 1971 -- I've Always Loved You Best--July 20, 1971 -- Mike and the Grass--May 1973 -- Live-in Neighbor Child--September 30, 1973 -- Kids: Life's Greatest Mysteries--July 29, 1975 -- I Loved You Enough to ... --January 6, 1976 -- Parents Get Apartment--June 6, 1976.