I absolutely love this! (and, I had NO IDEA this was happening, how did my Google Alerts fail me?!) But who cares, I'm thrilled that S. over at A Library is a Hospital for the Mind has launched a Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Challenge in celebration of the Betsy-Tacy reissues! I of course signed right up and can't wait to embark upon the challenge.
From A Library is a Hospital for the Mind, Here's How to Participate:
1. Start now by planning out which Maud Hart Lovelace books you most want to read. You don't have to read the Betsy-Tacy series, though I highly recommend them. In addition to the ten Betsy-Tacy books, Mrs. Lovelace also wrote three books as part of the Deep Valley series and twelve individual books on a variety of topics. Click here to see a full bibliography. (Almost all of the books are available through local libraries and book sellers, so be sure to check around if you can't find what you're looking for.)
2. Come back to A Library is a Hospital for the Mind the week of September 28 thru October 3 and sign-up to participate in the reading challenge using the Mr. Linky in my introductory Reading Challenge post. Be sure to post your name and link to your own post listing which of Mrs. Lovelace's books you plan to read, or even to your own introductory post. Be sure to use the permalink (link to the actual post, not just your blog.) This challenge is supposed to be lots of fun, so feel free to change around your list throughout the month if you feel the need.
3. Sit back, relax, and enjoy reading!
4. Come back on Saturday, October 31, 2009 and link up whichever of your Maud Hart Lovelace related reviews/posts that you wish to share. Be sure to use the permalink (link to the actual post, not just your blog.)
6. Visit around the other Reading Challenge participants' blogs and see what they have to say or which of Mrs. Lovelace's books they chose to read. Feel free to dialog with me or with them through blog comments or email. Find out what they like and why. Have fun!
That's it. So SPREAD THE WORD
Head on over to A Library is a Hospital for the Mind and add your blog to the Mr. Linky (until 10/2) and then enjoy her posts about all things Lovelace and Betsy-Tacy and enjoy reading this series so many of us love so much!
I signed up! I want to get the "companion" book, too. And I saw that CARNEY'S HOUSE PARTY is coming back in 2010?!?
Posted by: Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books | September 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM
One of my knitting buddies was charmed by my description of the July 2009 Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN, and she checked a few of the childhood books out from the library. I gave her the reissue of Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself, and she was thrilled! My first adult convert ever.
Posted by: Angie Alden | October 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I grew up loving the Betsy high school books; I lived in Golden Valley, Minnesota (which I always secretly thought of as the real Deep Valley) and treasured the hardcover editions I found in dusty book stores. Now I live in New Rochelle, NY, a suburb of New York City, and I was thrilled to get my copy of Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself: I spent a lot of time mulling over which of my New York girlfriends would make the best "convert". But when I told my 17-year-old daughter about the challenge her face fell. "Why can't I be your convert?" she asked. Why indeed. She had resisted previous attempts to delve into Deep Valley, so how could I deny her the opportunity (at last) to make friends with Betsy and The Crowd? So I am passing this new edition to her and looking forward to hearing what she thinks!
Posted by: Theresa in New Rochelle, NY | October 16, 2009 at 08:29 AM
I have started my 8 year old niece Brooke. I have given her the first 3 books in the series and she knows more are coming.
Posted by: Susie | January 02, 2010 at 03:39 AM