Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Her Mother (1979)

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Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Her Mother (1979) Illus. Alan Tiegreen HarperTrophy, 2002 What makes Beverly Cleary's stories work is that Ramona is more of a real girl than Pinocchio ever was a real boy. She ticks like a seven-and-a-half-year-old girl ticks. Here are some of my favourite quotes from my

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Her Mother (1979)2014-03-14T19:32:58-04:00

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Her Father (1975)

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Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Her Father (1975) Illus. Alan Tiegreen It's September and Ramona is in the second grade, sitting at the kitchen table, making her list of what she wants for Christmas. She's all about looking ahead. Not just ahead to Christmas, but ahead to the treat that she

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Her Father (1975)2017-07-24T15:08:50-04:00

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona the Brave (1975)

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Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave (1975) Illus. Alan Tiegreen It's the summertime, the summer before Ramona goes into the first grade; it's only a few months after Ramona the Pest, the gap is hardly noticeable. There's not much to do in the summertime. Ramona and Howie play brick factory (a

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Beverly Cleary’s Ramona the Pest (1968)

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Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Pest (1968) Illus. Louis Darling Readers first catch a glimpse of Ramona Quimby when she is very small, in the Henry Huggins series, but her first main appearance is in Beezus and Ramona. I was not, however, a Beezus fan.  I was a Ramona fan. I

Beverly Cleary’s Ramona the Pest (1968)2014-03-14T19:34:45-04:00

Serial Reading on Holiday

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One of my favourite things about summertime as a kid was reading at a feverish pace. Unchecked by homework, school squabbles, or early-morning risings. By August, I was getting into the thick of it. I’d remembered how much fun reading was and the more that I did, the more that

Serial Reading on Holiday2014-03-14T19:21:09-04:00
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