Synopses & Reviews
May-May and Rose, that zany theatrical team, hit the trail again in five new adventures, this time featuring a bad-luck goat, a talking rock, and a terrible thunderstorm."[These sisters] appeal to new readers because of their childlike qualities...[and the] wildly exuberant illustrations perfectly suit the book's humor."—H. "The sisters have lots of personality, the vocabulary is generally right on target...Truesdell's great illustrations capture the feisty duo in all their melodramatic posturing and comedy."—BL.
Notable Children's Books of 1995 (ALA)
Best Children's Books of 1994 (Parenting)
Synopsis
It's show time!
May-May and Rose, those hilarious singing and dancing Golly sisters, return for five more zany adventures in which they find a talking rock, run into some bad luck, and take a vacation that's pure Golly folly.
Betsy Byars' third book about his wacky pair, brought to life by Sue Truesdell, will have beginning readers laughing even louder as the Golly sisters ride again.
About the Author
Betsy Byars is a widely read and loved author of many award-winning middle-grade books for children, including Summer Of The Swans (Viking), a 1971 Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Children's Book in 1977 as well as the basis for an ABC Afterschool Special. Other books she has written for HarperCollins are Good-bye, Chicken Little; The Seven Treasure Hunts, illustrated by Jennifer Barrett; and three I Can Read Books, the popular The Golly Sisters Go West, Hooray For The Golly Sisters!, and The Golly Sisters Ride Again, all illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Ms. Byars lives in Clemson, South Carolina, with her husband.
Sue Truesdell has illustrated many children's books, including How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George and Betsy Byars's I Can Read! series about the adventuresome Golly Sisters. Ms. Truesdell lives in Tenafly, New Jersey.