“Ramona could not understand why grown-ups always talked about how quickly children grew up. Will Ramona Quimby a school drop out at age 5?! Oh, the devastation! Convinced her beloved teacher hates her, Ramona refuses to go back to school. Just one little tug… BOING! Ramona gets sent home. We also get to see Henry Huggins in action (poor Henry) as the crossing guard who has to rescue Ramona from the mud.Īnd finally, there are those oh-so-tempting curls belonging to Susan (i.e. We get to see the magic of her thought process… like when she sits patiently because her teacher told her to “ wait for the present” (thinking she was going to get a gift of some sort on the first day of school). Ramona Quimby is in kindergarten! This (in my opinion) is truly Ramona’s first book. *I 100% get where Beezus is coming from! The horror of having to turn in a ruined library book.

She couldn’t get along without library books. She’s always spoiling my fun and it isn’t fair!’ Beezus didn’t know what she would do without her library card. They won’t let me take any more books out of the library, and I won’t have anything to read, and it will all be Ramona’s fault. ‘It’s checked out on my card and I’m responsible. “’Mother, what am I going to do?’ Beezus demanded. One of my Favourite Quotes from the book*… But still, it’s fun to see Beezus figure out various ways to handle that pesky Ramona. Ramona ruins a library book! She locks the dog Ribsy in the bathroom! She takes a bite out of every apple in the storage. In some ways, this book almost fits in better with that series, but for some reason, it’s considered Book 1 of the Ramona books, even if it’s not from Ramona’s POV! (It focuses on the point of view of Beezus.) And like in the Henry Huggins books, Ramona is… well, she’s a pest! We are first introduced to little Ramona Quimby through the books about Henry Huggins.

And so to celebrate this truly awesome writer, I’m going to do some mini-reviews on one of her most memorable characters: Ramona Quimby! Beezus and Ramona (1955) So… Yesterday (apparently) was Beverly Cleary’s 104th birthday.

Ramona and beezus books