



The girls wear dresses, and the boys say “Gee, whiz!” Yes, these books are a bit archaic in terms of dress, speech, and gender roles. Hollister and their brood of five children live an idyllic life by a lake with Dad working a flexible schedule at his hardware store and Mom staying home with the children. Svenson wrote 33 volumes about the Happy Hollisters, which makes this a great series for voracious readers! Working together, the children and parents find solutions and bring justice. In each book in the series, the Hollister family is confronted with mystery and adventure. The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West (Andrew Svenson) is the first in a completely charming series of books featuring a joyful, adventurous large family.
