This book, while heavily featuring Ramona, is more about Beezus and is told from her point of view. Good parents don't punish toddlers "harshly." I really enjoy Channing's film and tv work, but the narration just didn't work for me. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction, written from nine-year-old Beezus's point of view, as she struggles to get along with her four-year-old sister. TM ® & © 2016 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. I now have a younger sister and she is a lot like Ramona, so I can definitely see why Beezus gets so exasperated with her so often. So good. That's just a very different dynamic from how I've been lucky to be able to live and it gave me food for thought. I needed to read this one for a Copycat Challenge for my group. , 'No, what did you do last week?" Not to mention that the house they live in is rented. “After Father had served the chicken and mashed potatoes and peas and Mother had passed the hot rolls, Beezus decidedthe time had come to tell Aunt Beatrice about being Sacajawea. [s], 20 Children's Books With Strong Female Characters. I did read her autobiographies when I was in 7th grade for a book report. The riot that ensues is probably the most hilarious episode in this extremely funny book, which proves that Mrs. Cleary's imagination is almost as lively as Ramona's.

. She's the perfect depiction of a young child, the way their mind works, the questions they ask, the way they interpret things, the trouble they get into. I think the mom gets stricter in later books in this series, but she is wishy-washy in this one. I loved this book when I was a kid and my son loves it now. It is not that Ramona deliberately sets out to make trouble for other people. Ramona is allowed to behave terribly and wiggle out of consequences through much of the book and what finally causes her parents to quite firmly put their feet down is when she mixes jelly with her mashed potatoes - a very minor thing compared to the temper tantrums, wastefulness of the apples episode, or the destruction of a library book. Her intelligent and quiet demeanor is such a contrast to that of Ramona's. Ramona Quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in Mrs. Cleary's wonderful Henry Huggins stories. love. "Ramona stirred potato and jelly aroud with her fork. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Thank you! Tracy Dockray Can you believe this--I completely forgot the first book in the Ramona series is told from her older sister's point-of-view. Please sign in or register to continue checkout. I'd completely forg.

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