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`Byars applies her distinctive brand of quirky humor to two adventuresome women determined to dare the frontier with minimum experience. The dialogue and antics are convincingly like those of rivalrous young siblings anywhere on the block. The story lines are clever, and the old-West setting adds flair.' —C. Children's Books of 1986 (LIbrary of Congress)
The Golly Sisters Go West: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3) ANNOTATION May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.
FROM THE PUBLISHER In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers-they could read the story comfortably and not feel overwhelmed by the text. Following suit came such classics as Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia series, Lillian Hoban's books about Arthur the monkey, and Syd Hoff's popular Danny and the Dinosaur. Many books in this series are special in the depth of emotion evoked - Little Bear, the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, and Daniel's Duck by Clyde Bulla, to name a few - and all are enjoyed by children of all ages. Grade 2 - Grade 4.
SYNOPSIS The squabbling, blundering Golly sisters, Rose and May-May, are off on tour in their covered wagon to dance and sing in different towns. But the sisters never seem to agree on anything: in their first show, they spend so much time arguing over who gets to wear the blue dress that their audience goes home. Then May-May mounts their horse and tries to get it to dance on stage - but the horse tears out of town with her on his back. These six hilarious tales are sure to have readers rolling in the aisles.
FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Mary Quattlebaum Young readers can get a taste of Byars' humorous storytelling in her "I Can Read" series. This story offers us two goofy performers of Wild West times in the Golly Sisters. In addition to funning, though, the sisters deal with issues of sibling rivalry, disappointment at unappreciative audiences, and the challenge of the unknown.
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