The Golly Sisters Ride Again

The Golly Sisters

by Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell (Illustrations)

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.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Betsy Byars was an American author of children's books. She wrote over sixty books for young people. Her first novel was published in 1962. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom!!

Daughters Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers are also writers.

Reviews

[Wesam Karam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love it

[M Chandler · Rating 5 out of 5]

The humor, wit, and charm in this little book is parallel to that in the Frog and Toad series. Great, amazing, wonderful, hilarious book for kids of all ages!

[Jean Bowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's just too bad there are only three Golly sister books.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

May-May and Rose, that singing and dancing sister duo are still headed west with their traveling stage show. During this adventure, they have some bad luck with a goat, stop by a talking rock, write a play, take a holiday, and survive a storm, but it wouldn't be the Golly sisters without a little fussing at each other.

[babyhippoface · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oooh, the mystery of Talking Rock! Okay, with Rose and MayMay EVERYTHING's a bit of a mystery, but still.

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

My children, who have suddenly turned into little speed reading demons, loved the stories in this book and they even asked for more Golly sisters adventures! The illustrations also add so much to the reading experience. XOXOXOs to the author, Betsy Byars, and to the illustrator, Sue Truesdell:)

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

So funny!!! We all laughed and laughed!!

[Kt Roth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Level 3 reader

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

WD in WI

[Inhabiting Books]

We discovered the Golly Sisters books by Betsy Byars at our local library. And we've checked them out a LOT! Written in the 1980's and early 1990's, these books are a delight.

Meet the Golly Sisters: two singing, dancing, thoroughly lovable, slightly dim-witted sisters traveling west in their covered wagon, who love putting on shows for people in the towns they pass through. They get into one misadventure after another.

I think the antics of the two sisters really resonates with my girls, because it reflects the rivalry and love that real sisters have. And Sue Truesdell's whimsical, funny illustrations fit the text perfectly. These books make my six year old laugh out loud and come running to share passages and even whole chapters with me.

They are great fun for reading aloud to your non-readers, too.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had some moments. I like the idea of the sisters and they could be a funny duo to read ... if they didn't squabble so much. Perhaps their bickering is supposed to be part of the humor though?

Reading Level: 1st - 3rd grades

Cleanliness: The sisters' last name is "Golly." The sisters squabble a fair amount.

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[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an unique book about sisters that ride in a covered wagon and are singers and dancers. They get into all sorts of adventures together. Your little one will be giggling and laughing at these two sisters throughout this storybook. Set in the 'west' makes it unique from the other children books. It does have a kind of odd sense of humor to it, so some may think it 'weird' at times. But the uniqueness of the setting and the girls arguing but getting along helps the story along.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun story about two sisters and their traveling road show out in the pioneer West. We've read a few books with the West as a common theme recently, and this is a fun one, with silly stories, but some information about the times too. Our girls thought it was interesting that they lived out of their covered wagon.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

hehehehe

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was funny!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Malcolm says, "I liked it when they said, 'A holiday, a holiday, nothing like a Golliday!'"

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

We just borrowed this from our library. My four-year-old daughter wanted to read story after story in this collection of Golly Sisters adventures. Cute book!