New Releases by Maud Hart Lovelace

Following the childhoods of Betsy Ray and her friends in the late 1800s and early 1900s, readers of all ages will cheer as Betsy awakens to the challenges and triumphs of her home in Deep Valley (Mankato), Minnesota. Published for the first time in picture book editions, colored versions of Lois Lenski''s illustrations and abridged text make Betsy-Tacy stories accessible to young readers who aren''t quite ready for chapter books. Step into the charming world of Deep Valley, where a little girl named Betsy Ray wishes for a friend--and finds one right across the street. In this beautifully adapted picture book, the beloved characters from Maud Hart Lovelace''s classic Betsy-Tacy series are introduced to a new generation of readers. With warmth, humor, and timeless charm, Betsy-Tacy for Small Children follows the blossoming friendship between imaginative Betsy and shy Tacy, from the beginning of their friendship at Betsy''s fifth birthday party to summer picnics and the first day of school. And just when you think their adventures couldn''t get any sweeter, a new friend named Tib joins the fun. Perfect for ages 4-8, this gentle, nostalgic story celebrates the magic of childhood friendship. With Lois Lenski''s original illustrations lovingly colorized, this edition is a delightful keepsake for families and a perfect first chapter in a lifelong love of Betsy-Tacy. Because the best gift a child can receive... is a friend.

The first four books in the beloved Betsy-Tacy series are ready to delight a new generation ofreaders—and to bring a grownup generation of readers back to the engrossingstories of their youth. Following the childhoods of Betsy Ray and her friendsin the late 1800s and early 1900s, this handsome anthology collects theoriginal Betsy-Tacy as well as Betsy, Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, and Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Forewords by Judy Blume,Esther Hautzig, and Johanna Hurwitz, andillustrations by Lois Lenski, will make readers ofall ages feel at home in the imaginative life of young Betsy Ray as she awakensto the challenges and triumphs of her home in quaint Mankato, Minnesota.

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve—old enough to do lots of things...even go downtown on their own. There they see their first horseless carriage, discover the joys of the public library, and see a real play at the Opera House. They even find themselves acting in one! Best of all, they help a lonely new friend feel at home in Deep Valley—the most wonderful place in the world to grow up. Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can''t wait to be ten. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginning of growing up—exciting things are bound to happen. And they do! The girls fall in love with the King of Spain, perform in the School Entertainment, and for the first time, go all the way over the Big Hill to Little Syria by themselves. There Betsy, Tacy, and Tib make new friends and learn a thing or two. They learn that new Americans are sometimes the best Americans. And they learn that they themselves wouldn''t want to be anything else. Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

Two best friends discover the joy of meeting someone new in the second book in this classic children''s series set in 1910 Minnesota. Betsy and Tacy are best friends. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don''t. Sometimes they quarrel with Betsy''s and Tacy''s bossy big sisters, but they never quarrel among themselves. They are not as good as they might be. They cook up awful messes in the kitchen, throw mud on each other and pretend to be beggars, and cut off each other''s hair. But Betsy, Tacy, and Tib always manage to have a good time. Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

Betsy and the Great World: Betsy Ray is twenty-one and on the adventure of a lifetime: a solo tour of Europe! There''s even a handsome Italian, Marco, who''s going overboard for her—if only she could stop thinking about her ex-sweetheart Joe Willard. Betsy''s Wedding: When Betsy''s boat docks in New York, Joe is waiting there . . . with a ring! But she''s going to learn that marriage isn''t all candlelight, roses, and kisses. There''s also cooking, ironing, cleaning, and budgeting— and will she be able to find time to forge a writing career?

Betsy Was a Junior: It''s the best school year ever, especially now that charming, funny Tib Muller is back in Deep Valley. But when her crowd gets into trouble, Betsy''s best year could turn out to be her worst. Betsy and Joe: Betsy always thought she and Joe Willard were made for each other—and now that summer''s over and senior year''s begun, it seems her dream is coming true! But her friend Tony Markham has come calling as well—and his intentions are definitely romantic.

“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” —Judy Blume “I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray’s….As I read...I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny’s childhood.” —Ann M. Martin, author of The Baby-sitter''s Club Two of Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Deep Valley books join the Harper Perennial Modern Classics library, next to other enduring favorites like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, To Kill a Mockingbird and Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books. This beautiful combination edition of Carney''s House Party and Winona''s Pony Cart features a foreword by author Melissa Wiley and a never-before-published biography of Lovelace illustrator Vera Neville.

This historical novel set at Old Fort Snelling in the 1830''s is a rich and romantic re-creation of the early settlement period in Minnesota''s history. Maud Hart Lovelace''s careful research into the documents of the Historical Society, combined with her knowledge of the actual setting, enabled her to write a story that conveys a sense of time and place both accurate and compelling for young adults as well as general readers.

Orphaned, Emily Webster puts her dream of going to college on hold in order to care for her grandfather.

After Betsy''s tour of Europe, she marries her old flame Joe Willard, and learns that marriage is a lot of work.

The adventures of Betsy, now a junior at Deep Valley High School in Minnesota.

Betsy Ray finally gets together with her longtime love interest, Joe Willard. Unfortunately an old friend comes calling for Betsy and she is torn between the two men.

Maud Hart Lovelace--internationally famed author of the Betsy-Tacy children''s books--joined literary forces with her husband, Delos, to produce Gentlemen from England, first published in 1937. It''s the fictionalized story of a real nineteenth-century English colony near Fairmont, Minnesota, located not far from Maud Lovelace''s hometown of Mankato. Tales of the immigrant British men and women, striving to recreate English country estates on the Minnesota prairie, intrigued the Lovelaces. The authors'' thorough research became the basis for this vivid novel of colorful fox hunts, festive balls, and English family life set on the huge bean farms bought from a land speculator. A new introduction by Borealis Books editor Sarah P. Rubinstein sketches the history of the English colony and tells how the Lovelaces worked together to bring it alive in this delightful book.

Betsy Ray and the rest of the Crowd start their sophmore years at Deep Valley, Minnesota High School in 1907.