About the Author

A native of Reno, Nevada, Dawn Wells attended Stephens College in Missouri before going on to represent Nevada in the Miss America pageant in 1959. She found success in Hollywood immediately afterward, appearing in such shows as 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Bonanza, and Hawaiian Eye. She was later cast in the role of a lifetime as Mary Ann in Gilligan’s Island, beating out 350 other actresses, including Raquel Welch. Since then, Wells has continued acting on the stage and screen, produced films, and been active in a number of charities.

Steve Stinson is an artist and writer in Virginia, where he lives with his patient wife in the world’s smallest five bedroom house. When he was young and limber, he was a juggler and wrote comic strips. Today, his grandchildren call him “Bebop.” His four children’s books, Grumpypants, Where Kent Went, Darien the Crustatarien, and My Favorite Nursery Rhymes, will be classics someday.

Reviews

Part memoir, part Gilligan's Island trivia, with the bulk of the book filled with tips on everything from manners to men, the book is based on the premise of 'what would Mary Ann do if she found herself in X situation' with those situations ranging from how Mary Ann would handle today's culture to how she'd deal with modern men...Perhaps the best advice in the book (in my humble opinion, particularly important for young girls reading the book) came in the chapter, 'The allure of being alluring,' where the author shares Mary Ann's style points and the best advice of all, 'Your looks are not worth your health.'...If ... you're looking for some down-home, honest, useful advice, take a look at this book. Feathered Quill