Welcome to Litsy!

#SummerSouls When I think Picnic, my mind always goes to Betsy and Tacy. Their tradition of picnics started on the bench by Author Maud Hart Lovelace's house. I was thrilled to get to visit on a warm summers day in 2016. 😎

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Big into rereads and comfort reads right now. Just revisited this delight and wish ALL the Betsy-Tacy books were available on audio. (They're not.)

Listen up, #BetsyTacy fans! The next B-T Convention is coming for us! Mankato 2025, will I see you there? #MaudHartLovelace #BetsyTacyAndTib #BetsyTacyTib #EmilyOfDeepValley #DeepValley

Happy Birthday to two of my favorite authors, Maud Hart Lovelace and Elizabeth Goudge. ❤️🎂

Another chance to recommend one of my favorite series. Thanks for the tag @CrowCAH 😊

Wanna play, @peanutnine @Centique ?

#AlphabetGame #LetterB

Happy Birthday, Betsy! Maud Hart Lovelace was born 130 years ago today. At her fifth birthday party, she met her lifelong best friend Bick (aka Tacy), who gave her a little glass pitcher as a gift. #betsytacy

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! 🐣🐰

Like peanut butter and jelly, cake and ice cream, and milk and cereal, Betsy and Tacy just *go* together! We meet these beloved protagonists when they are just five years old in the book my guest — the fabulous author Laura Hankin — and I discuss on this week‘s episode of my book podcast, which is called Betsy-Tacy. Tune in to our conversation about all things childhood and friendship at the link in my bio! ❤️

It‘s in Betsy‘s #nature to turn her #flightsoffancy into #unusual stories. This time, #readyornot, she and Tacy find themselves floating over Deep Valley on a feather.

#WordsOfOctober #FallFinds #QuotsyOct20 #HorrorSeason #multitasking

#top20series #20series20days

I found this image on Pinterest and it reminded me of the days that I used to get my Betsy books from the library. I lived for the days my mom would take me so I could get the next book in the series, such a favorite.

Day 1 of #20Series20Days (unfortunately, this is not my personal collection 😢). #Top20Series #BetsyTacy

In spite of how many times I‘ve read this book, I‘ve never tried apple pie with cheese (I prefer it a la mode. 😊) #piday

Such a sweet story! I loved reading this one with my daughter. Can‘t wait to raid the rest of the series.

#wonderouswednesday is almost over, but since @Gissy tagged me I will play along- @Eggs I really like these questions!
1. Betsy Tacy And Little Women
2. One For The Money
3. Pride of the Peacock
4. Soup
5. @jenniferw88 @hermyknee @LibrarianRyan @cobwebmoth @Bookzombie

The weather has been SO nice this week/weekend which kept me busy working on things aside from reading. Audiobook workouts continue though, and the one I'm on now is incredible already (A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell).

Anyway, hope everyone is well and that the upcoming week goes smoothly. 🤗

"Betsy was given beautiful presents at that fifth birthday party. But the nicest present she received was not the usual kind of present. It was the present of a #friend." #QuotsyFeb19 #betsytacy #maudhartlovelace

#goodreadsrecommendations is insisting that my books are extremely similar to Betsy-Tacy. I must say Betsy-Tacy is looking more and more like a very interesting book. Maybe I should add it to my reading list? 🤔
#goodreads

I was rather unsure of how my kids would react to this little gem from my childhood. It is very much a different type of story than we usually read. The verdict? They loved it! I guess a good book is always a good book, no matter how old.

David rating - 4/5
Sophia rating - 5/5
Mommy rating - 4/5

Binge or savor?

TFW when you agree to plan and execute the next #BetsyTacyConvention! Mankato, we're coming for you! #betsytacy #maudhartlovelace

First time! (At age 38 ¾)

Tacy the floof . Keeping me company as I read. #catsoflitsy

Happy birthday to Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the #BetsyTacy books. For anyone who's interested, Minnesota Heritage Publishing is having a birthday sale of books by and about Maud. http://mnheritage.homestead.com/~local/~Preview/Books.html

1. Couldn‘t think of what to post & then realized these were next to me.
2. I bought the tagged book at the Borders going-out-of-business sale. I should probably read it.
3. Nachos. Cause I‘m being lazy.
4. #humpdaypost and #friyay
5. Cujo by Stephen King & I have no plans to read it.

I thought for a second she‘d wandered down a different aisle while reading (bc remember - no situational awareness for her!), but then I found her. 😂

Thanks' @Cathythoughts , for this great #onebookoneword giveaway. The first word that comes to mind for the tagged book is "friendship" (which I would say also applies to Litsy and Littens! ?)

My favorite little girls (they're my vintage valentines 😊❤️), sitting in their #piano box playhouse. #nooneslittlegirl #vintagevalentine #150PnPCoverParty #heartsandhardcovers #fiercefeb

Best and life long friends❤️

Betsy and Tacy are best friends and #neighbors. And this is definitely a book I turn to when I #needasmile. 😊❤️ #150PnPCoverParty #happinessisresistance #betsytacy

The #cultclassic that actually has an official cult you can join! 😄 #reallifereading

https://www.betsy-tacysociety.org/product-category/memberships/

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib learn to fly. #youremybestfriend #feedthebirds #rocktober #melodiousmusicals

Not in the database yet, and Nicky is hiding the title, My Betsy-Tacy Miracle. I heard the author talk about her adventures meeting some of the real-life #BetsyTacy characters and can't wait to read it in book form. 😊 #bookmail #catsoflitsy

This face is supremely called for, ya'll. Kathy Baxter is a treasure and I cannot wait to dive into this. #currentlyreading #betsytacy #maudhartlovelace

You didn't say they had to be alive! 😄 Left to right: Maud Hart Lovelace, Margaret Mitchell, Jane Austen, L. M. Montgomery. #authorsyouwouldliketomeet #booksacrossoceans

Look, that book I'm always telling you all to read is a #kindledeal. 😄 #betsytacy

Cheating and using an old photo about my favorite #besties. #sizzlinsummerbooks

Another #favoritechildrensbook is Betsy-Tacy! They are such good books! I like how they start out very simple and the writing grows with the characters. I really love the illustrations too!

I couldn't fit all my favorites into one picture. 😊 Among those not shown are the Little House books, Light a Penny Candle, A Little Princess, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and more. #mostreread #feistyfeb

What is Goodreads smoking? In no way does a grisly murder mystery about a psychopath who cuts his victims' limbs off in any way go with what looks like a sweet children's book. Unless Betsy turns out to have a predilection for body parts....

"Betsy's brown braids went with Tacy‘s curls, Betsy‘s plump legs with Tacy‘s spindly ones, to school and from school, up hill and down, on errands and in play." #tweedledumandtweedledee #tweedledeeandtweedledum #novemberland

One of my favorite #firstsentences #openingsentence #firstsentence

Another childhood classic revisited. You can't really come to this series expecting high drama but rather the lovely reminiscences of the author's girlhood in turn of the century Mankato, Minnesota.

It's BFF day, which is a good excuse to share Betsy-Tacy books! These are dear, old-fashioned stories of scrapes and friendships set in the late 1800s/early 1900s, and we might do a series readalong on GoodReads at some point. (BATGW photo because I always liked the books where she's older better.)