Maud Hart Lovelace:
(April 25, 1892 – March 11, 1980).
American writer best known for the Betsy-Tacy series.
Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella (née Palmer). Maud was the middle child; her sisters were Kathleen (the basis for Julia in the Betsy-Tacy books) and Helen (the basis for Margaret). Maud reportedly started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil. She wrote in her high school’s essay contest during her junior and senior years.
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.
