Maud Hart Lovelace was an author best known for her children’s books, which were inspired by her own experiences. The character Betsy Ray, protagonist of the Betsy-Tacy series, is based closely on Maud herself.


Bibliography
(from Wikipedia)

• The Black Angels (1926)
• Early Candlelight (1929)
• Petticoat Court (1930)
• The Charming Sally (1932)
• One Stayed At Welcome (1934, with Delos Lovelace)
• Gentlemen From England (1937, with Delos Lovelace)
• The Golden Wedge: Indian Legends of South America (1942, with Delos Lovelace)
• The Tune Is In The Tree (1950)
• The Trees Kneel At Christmas (1951)
• What Cabrillo Found (1958)
• The Valentine Box (1966)

Betsy-Tacy series
• Betsy-Tacy (1940)
• Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941)
• Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942)
• Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943)
• Heaven to Betsy (1945)
• Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946)
• Betsy Was a Junior (1947)
• Betsy and Joe (1948)
• Betsy and the Great World (1952)
• Betsy's Wedding (1955)

Deep Valley series
• Carney's House Party (1949)
• Emily of Deep Valley (1950)
• Winona's Pony Cart (1953)

Short Stories
• Auction (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman August 2, 1924
• Borghild’s Clothes (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Modern Priscilla April 1922
• Carcassonne Flyer, (ss) Sunset Magazine April 1925
• Carmelita, Widow (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) Catholic World October 1924
• East Wind (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman April 26, 1924
• Land (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) Liberty August 9, 1924
• Laughing Tyrant (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman March 29, 1924
• Little White Lamb, The, (ss) The Delineator June 1924
• Love’s Daily Dozen, (ss) The Delineator August 1925
• Maid and the Hope Chest, The, (ss) (with Delos W. Lovelace) Metropolitan Magazine May 1924
• Neighbors (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Country Gentleman September 27, 1924
• One Day to Live (with Delos W. Lovelace), (ss) The Delineator October 1925