From colorful cardinals to majestic eagles to scavenging vultures, there are nearly 20,000 species of birds throughout the world—and The National Audubon Society cares about them all! As Pete, …
Happy Arbor Day from the Happy Hollisters and Their Friends!
Andrew Svenson, who wrote The Happy Hollisters series under the pseudonym Jerry West, often drew inspiration for character names from Hollywood stars and even from his own family, but …
Homeschooling with The Happy Hollisters
If you’re a parent or guardian who homeschools your children, you probably have a lot on your plate. Thankfully for busy parents, incorporating The Happy Hollisters series into a …
What’s for Dinner? Retro Meals with The Happy Hollisters
Retro meals with The Happy Hollisters For Pete, Pam, Ricky, Holly, and Sue Hollister, each day is extraordinary. They spend their days solving mysteries, helping neighbors, thwarting bullies, and …
Try Your Luck! Coin Collecting with The Happy Hollisters
If you collected all the change thrown into a fountain for a year, how much money would you have? Happy Hollisters author Andrew Svenson (who wrote under the pseudonym …
Clown Around in Sunny Sarasota with the Happy Hollisters
In The Happy Hollisters at Circus Island, Pete, Pam, Ricky, Holly, Sue, and their parents take an impromptu vacation to “a place ‘way down south where it’s summer all …
The Happy Hollisters Literacy Leader Program: Reading is swell—pass it on!
Be a Literacy Leader and encourage a young reader! Did The Happy Hollisters series positively impact your life? Did you dislike reading—until you discovered this classic mystery series that …
From Hamlet to The Little Mermaid: Denmark is Inspiration for the Imagination
Denmark is an inspiration for the Imagination! “Crickets!” declared Pete. “We’ve been in Denmark only a few minutes and we’re right in the middle of a mystery!” The Hollister …
Spread Smiles with the Happy Hollisters!
Random Acts of Kindness Have you ever read a news story about a regular person performing an extremely good deed? From people who chip in to help a coworker …
Yikes! Pete Hollister Arrested at the Ice Carnival!
Yikes! Pete Hollister Arrested at the Ice Carnival Shortly after the Hollister family arrives in Quebec for a vacation in The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery, Pete …