This book is a compilation of five stories about Betsey Biggalow, a little girl who lives on an island in the West Indies with Mam, Dad, Gran, brother Desmond and sister Sherena. Betsey is a delightful, gutsy, inventive child, who leads a happy life with the ups and downs of any child, loosing things, being tricked by siblings, having mixed experiences at school, all the little dramas of life everywhere. There are some big dramas too, like a terrifying hurricane. These lively books have enough humour and zest to appeal to any child. This book was first published by Piccadilly between 1992 and 1994.