Newbery Award winner Beverly Cleary delivers a humorous portrayal of the ups and downs of sisterhood. Both the younger and older siblings of the family will enjoy this book. Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isn’t always easy for Beezus Quimby. With a wild imagination, disregard for order, and an appetite for chaos, Ramona makes it hard for Beezus to be the responsible older sister … Beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to be…especially when Ramona threatens to ruin Beezus’s birthday party. Will Beezus find the patience to handle her little sister before Ramona turns her big day into a complete disaster?
“An important reminder of the good that can come when you throw yourself fully into any situation and draw outside the lines,” says Brightly in their article “12 Girls from Fiction Who Are Their Own Heroes.”
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I really enjoyed these books when I was a child.
If you have (or had) a little brother or sister growing up, then you know how hard it is to be the older sibling. You have to be responsible for them, and all they want to do is follow you around no matter where you go. Ramona Quimby is Beatrice’s (also called Beezus because Ramona couldn’t pronounce her name) little sister, and she is driving her …
Excellent book for ages 7-11!
Beverly Cleary’s Ramona helps children understand the ups and downs of growing up.
Beezus is a responsible nine-year-old who enjoys helping her mother with chores; attending her painting class; sewing; and playing checkers with her neighbor, Henry. Her younger sister, four-year-old Ramona, is a whole different personality. Ramona is noisy and opinionated and not shy in the least. She loves to follow Beezus around but she’s …
Good Evening, Fellow Book Dragons. I do apologise for the lateness of this post, but I was making rather merry with extended family today in celebration of my Grandmother Dragon’s 93rd birthday. Our grandnestlings are fortunate indeed to know their great-great Granddragonness.
Our Gem tonight is brought to us by a Gem Maker who has gone on to her …