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Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace

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!

Andrea313 https://betsy-tacy-convention.square.site/ 2mo

Andrea313 #MaudHartLovelace #BetsyTacy #BetsyTacyAndTib #BetsyTacyTib #EmilyOfDeepValley #OktoDelta 2mo

Ruthiella I‘ve only read the first three books as an adult, but yes, that house is 100% familiar! 😃 (edited) 2mo

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Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace

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!

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Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book | Maud Hart Lovelace

Save the date, #BetsyTacy fans! The next Betsy-Tacy Convention will be held this year in Mankato, MN in honor of the birthday girl, Deep Valley's Emily Webster! More information to come on speakers, workshops, and activities, but rest assured- if you've never visited Betsy's house, sat on the famous bench, or gallivanted around Lincoln Park (”that pie-shaped wedge!") - you don't want to miss this chance. #BetsyTacyAndTib #MaudHartLovelace

Andrea313 #BetsyTacyTib #DeepValley #EmilyOfDeepValley #CarneysHouseParty 4mo

LeahBergen Wonderful! I visited for the first time last summer. 🥰 4mo

Andrea313 @LeahBergen Did you absolutely love it? I was hooked from my very first visit! 4mo

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LeahBergen It was SO much fun. There was a terrifying moment when I discovered the house museums would be closed on the weekend I was there but I contacted them and ended up getting a private tour (with some other people who showed up, too). Phew! And I also managed to do some damage in the little gift shop. 😆😆 4mo

Andrea313 @LeahBergen Amazing!!!! I'm so glad someone was able to come through and give the tour! ❤️ 4mo

MaureenMc My daughter and I are going to try to make it! We were just talking about it again over the weekend. 🤞🤞 4mo

Andrea313 @MaureenMc Amazing! Fingers crossed that we meet in Deep Valley! 🤞❤️ 4mo

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Betsy in Spite of Herself | Maud Hart Lovelace

I keep an eye out for early editions of Maud Hart Lovelace's books in every used bookstore I go to. I've never been lucky enough to catch one in the wild until this past week! Lo and behold, a tiny, wonderful used bookstore in a tiny northern Michigan town had this glorious copy waiting for me. #BetsyTacy #MaudHartLovelace #MittenLitten

Ruthiella What a find! 😍 10mo

Leftcoastzen And that old cool library binding 10mo

rubyslippersreads What a treasure! 9mo

MaureenMc 🤩 9mo

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Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace

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

MaureenMc I did not know this convention existed. Is it annual?? I am seriously considering trying to make this work. Thanks for posting! 1y

LeahBergen Oh, this would be fun!! 🤩 1y

Andrea313 @MaureenMc It happens every few years- 2009, 2012, and 2018 have been the most recent. There was supposed to be one in 2020, but we all know how that ended. Finally, finally it's coming around again, and I'll be sure to keep posting about it! If you're in Facebook, you can follow "The Betsy-Tacy Convention" for updates. 1y

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Andrea313 @LeahBergen I've been several times, it's always a lot of fun! Tours of Deep Valley sites, sometimes workshops, and speakers have included Meg Cabot, Jia Tolentino, and Laura Lippman. 1y

quietjenn Oh, maybe? Plenty of time to make plans and it would be so fun … 1y

Andrea313 @quietjenn YES, do it! I love that the date is announced so far out, plenty of time to make those plans.... 1y

MaureenMc @Andrea313 I followed them on FB. I mentioned it to my daughter & she is definitely interested! 1y

Andrea313 @MaureenMc Yay! So hope to see you there! 1y

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Heaven to Betsy | Maud Hart Lovelace

A lovely summer picnic with the Betsy to my Tacy in an idyllic place requires the source material. #BetsyTacy #MaudHartLovelace

LeahBergen Love it. ❤️ 2y

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Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book | Maud Hart Lovelace

I love the way Emily is side-eyeing the handsome, young Sociology teacher, Jed Wakeman, in this illustration. She's clearly down to engage in a little #TeacherAppreciation and I can't say I blame her. 😉 #MaudHartLovelace #BetsyTacy #FallTreasures
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👩‍🏫 🙌🏻📚 4y

Eggs 👍🏼📖🤗 4y

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Heaven to Betsy | Maud Hart Lovelace

"We'll act as though we owned the school! We'll saunter in with bored expressions. Won't we, Tacy?" Were anyone's #SchoolDays ever so much fun as Betsy Ray's? #BetsyTacy #MaudHartLovelace #FallTreasures
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

LeahBergen 😍😍 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🏫📚🙌🏻 4y

Eggs There is no school fun like that of Betsy-Tacy 🤗📝🚌🍁 4y

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Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Soul: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls | Mitali Perkins

Fantastic #BookHaul today! I absolutely should not have splashed out on these annotated editions but I'm so happy that I did. Mansfield in particular is quite a chunkster and I have grand plans to dig in this fall when the weather turns chilly. Also some lovely Mitali Perkins content; there's an Emily of Deep Valley chapter so you know I wasn't letting this one pass me by! #PemberLittens #MaudHartLovelace #BetsyTacy

Kristin_Reads So pretty!! 4y

rubyslippersreads I think I need all three of these. 😊 4y

Andrea313 @rubyslippersreads I say go for it, and #BlameItOnLitsy. 😊 4y

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rubyslippersreads @Andrea313 I also want