Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7 1/2". Description: green and white glossy card stock cover with graphic of three young girls wearing winter coats posed in a store toy department: "Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown" by Maud Hart Lovelace. Contents: 181 page novel tells the story of three young girls whose adventures include discovering the public library, riding in a horseless carriage, going to a theater and befriending a wealthy but lonely old man, Mr. Poppy.