Ramona the Pest (Ramona Quimby)
by Beverly Cleary
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Author: Beverly ClearyBrand: Harper Collins
Illustrator: Tracy Dockray
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-02-01
ISBN: 0380709546
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: HarperCollins
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- ISBN13: 9780380709540
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Ramona the Pest (Ramona Quimby)
Book Review: This is more like it!
Summary: 5 Stars
When deciding to revisit a few favorites, I mistakenly started with a newer Ramona book entitled "Ramona's World". After feeling a bit lukewarm upon finishing it, it made me sad. I thought that perhaps Ramona hasn't aged as well as I'd hoped she would. However, I decided to check out this book, an older Ramona title, and all of those worries were put to rest.
At first, I thought I hadn't read this title before. However, a few pages in, I realized that I certainly had read the book as a child and loved every minute once again. Forgive me if this sounds harsh, but I suppose I had forgotten I had read this, because really, the Ramona books are pretty much interchangeable. Each book documents the antics of Ramona Quimby, a beloved character to all. It's wonderful to see her grow and mature in each book, but it's easy to forget that you had read a particular title, because they all have the same idea to them. This isn't to say I don't love these books to pieces, though!
In this book, Ramona starts Kindergarten. I absolutely love how Beverly Cleary gets into the mind of this little girl. It's easy to simply label a girl like Ramona as a "pest", but Cleary beautifully illustrates her thoughts behind her actions. Then most people will realize (if one cares to admit it) that there was a little bit of Ramona in all of us. I remember myself as a child, resisting the temptation to kiss a boy, pull a girl's springy curls, children calling others "kindergarten babies" and accusing other kids of "acting big." Hehe. There, I admitted it!
I can also admit that I (at age 30) was genuinely excited to return to this book each time I put it down. "Will Ramona go back to kindergarten? I'd better read on!" I love this book because I love all of Ramona's thoughts, how Beverly Cleary portrays her as an active little girl who is misunderstood to be a pest by grownups and other kids. I also love Ramona's interactions with her parents and her teacher, Miss Binney. I wish I could be more like Miss Binney myself! I also love how it somewhat reminds me of my own idyllic childhood in Canada. Like many other Cleary novels, it's almost as if it's a portrayal of the past. I'm looking forward to revisiting the other Ramona books and encourage anyone else to do the same! Go Ramona!
Summary of Ramona the Pest (Ramona Quimby)
Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it's the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby!The engaging tale of young Ramona Quimby's first days in kindergarten, Ramona the Pest takes a pint-sized perspective on the trials and delights of beginning school. Ramona can't wait to learn all the important things. But she's disappointed when her teacher can't fill in missing parts of story lines, such as how Mike Mulligan (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel) went to the bathroom while digging the basement of the town hall. Nonetheless, Ramona loves her teacher, and loves going to school in spite of the torments--having to wear hand-me-down boots, for example, or having to (sometimes) suppress the urge to pull on another girl's "boing-boing" curls. Ramona's energetic take on life appeals to children who have passed through this stage, or who are dealing with a kindergarten-age sibling who is exhibiting Ramona-ish tendencies. (Ages 7 to 12) --Richard Farr
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