Beezus and Ramona (Ramona Quimby, #1) (Cavalcade story cassettes) (Ramona Quimby (Harper Paperback))

by Beverly Cleary

Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

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 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."

 

• ISBN10: 038070918X
• ISBN13: 9780380709182
• Publish Date: 7 July 2022 (first published 1 January 1955)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 208
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.com.au/9780380709182

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

I don't think I read any of the Ramona books growing up, and I'm kind of glad I didn't. This was incredibly stressful. I feel for you Beezus, I really do.

I do like that it focuses on Beezus' feelings towards Ramona, and less on trying to get a handle on the kid. We don't always like our siblings, so it's kind of cool to see a book tackle that feeling.