Betsy-Tacy | 
A couple of weeks ago Mr. Crinoline was working in Mankato. I have been to see the Betsy and Tacy houses a few years ago with a friend, he had never been. And while the Betsy Tacy Society wasn't open, he did walk around and snaped some pictures. Now every time I mention Betsy/Tacy he says 'you mean Maud and Bick?' 🏡
"The present of a friend." ❤️ #BetsyTacyConvention #VisitDeepValley #MaudHartLovelace #BetsyTacyAndTib
Last call to register for the #BetsyTacyConvention2025! We're so excited to have keynote speaker Mara Wilson, lifelong BT fan, join us in Deep Valley! We'll also be welcoming incredible authors Mitali Perkins and Danny Lavery as fellow keynotes. Registration closes soon; link in comments! #BetsyTacy #MaudHartLovelace #DeepValley #BetsyTacyAndTib
Kids! Kids! Heads up that registration for the Betsy-Tacy convention will go UP in price after June 30th! If you plan to join us in Deep Valley this October, act fast and save some dollars. I can't WAIT to see all you fellow Okto Deltas there. 🧡💙 Link to register in the comments. #BetsyTacy#BetsyTacyAndTib #MaudHartLovelace #DeepValley
Hello from Deep Valley and Betsy Ray's house! Planning for the #BetsyTacyConvention has kicked into overdrive and your fearless committee has gathered in Mankato to finalize some details for our event this fall. Having attended multiple conventions in the past, I can't stress how incredible it is to be in these spaces and see the real-life inspiration for some of my favorite books. Will I see you in October? Registration link is in the comments!
Calling all #BetsyTacy fanatics! All #MaudHartLovelace diehards! All of you #DeepValley devotees! The time has come! Registration is now OPEN for the 2025 #BetsyTacyConvention! I'll put the link in the comments, and will hope to see you in Mankato!
So many lovely, thoughtful birthday treasures from @LeahBergen 😍
I remember Calling All Girls!/Young Miss—it‘ll be so much fun to read one again. The vintage ballet book is adorable, and this is a BLWW I‘ve been wanting to read.
❤️ the goodies in the Betsy-Tacy pencil pouch! The Deep Valley card is absolutely frameable. I hope Nicky & Sadie don‘t get any ideas about cooking from the other cute card. 😹
Thank you so much for everything! 😘
#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
pickSuch 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
pickI 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?
First time! (At age 38 ¾)
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
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/
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
pickAnother #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
pickAnother 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.
