News

A New Betsy-Tacy Book for the First Time in 70 Years!

We’ve been working with The Creative Company on a 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐲-𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 called Betsy-Tacy for Small Children.

With beautifully colored illustrations (the originals by Lois Lenski!) and a simple adaptation of Maud's words and stories, this hardcover edition will captivate the youngest readers and serve as an early introduction to the world of Betsy-Tacy.

And the best news: You can preorder your copy today! The Betsy-Tacy Society has exclusive rights to distribute the books from now through the end of December. We expect to start mailing the books toward the end of September.

Another option: If you’re attending the Betsy-Tacy Convention in October, you can arrange to have your book waiting for you there and skip the shipping fee!

We are simply thrilled with this sweet new book, and we hope you – and your littlest friends – love it too.

p.s. The subtitle is an homage to Lois Lenski's “Small" characters (Farmer Small, Papa Small, Engineer Small, Pilot Small, etc.)!

Rush Week 2025!

It’s our annual BTS membership drive, and our goal is to attract 100 new members – bringing our membership roll to 1,000!

From September 8 through September 19, anyone who joins as a new member, renews their membership, or rejoins after having let their membership lapse – at any one of our six membership levels – will get an additional two months added to their membership expiration date!

In addition, you may purchase a gift membership, for someone you know or simply as a gift to use where needed, and this will also count toward our total.

Help us reach 1,000 members – join or renew your membership today!

I 🖤 Betsy-Tacy T-Shirts

We’re excited to offer a new apparel item this month! Our new T-shirt is available in three styles (Youth, Adult Fitted, and Adult Relaxed-Style) and a magnificent array of colors. Each adult-size shirt is $25, and each youth-size shirt is $22.50 (plus shipping, if applicable).

There are two delivery options:

  • Pay an additional $9 per shirt to have it mailed directly to you

  • If you're attending the October Convention in Mankato, skip the shipping fee; your T-shirt or sweatshirt will be waiting for you at the Convention.

You can order T-shirts here (through September 12). We need 25 orders of each style in order to go forward. Don’t hesitate – please place your order today!

Any questions? Just ask!

The Betsy-Tacy Houses Are Open for Public Tours

Come visit us!

Our Amazon Wish List

Want to be part of the Betsy-Tacy Houses and support our work in a very concrete and tangible way? Check out our Wish List on Amazon.com and see the various items we’d love to receive. (Many years ago, a member donated a new vacuum to Tacy’s House, and every time she visits she checks to see how “her” vacuum is doing! 🤣) We update this list regularly. Thank you for your support!


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Events

Registration closes September 15! The next Betsy-Tacy Convention is October 10–12, 2025.
Website: https://betsy-tacy-convention.square.site/
Facebook: facebook.com/BetsyTacyCon

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