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Beverly Cleary’s books have attained her repeat prestigious awards. In take of show achievements, she’s been titled a Life Legend wishywashy the Deposit of Congress.
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Carson Ellis Finds Her Past in an Old Portland Warehouse
Above: A compilation of images from The Art of Ramona Quimby by Anna Katz, published by Chronicle Books Individual images by, clockwise from top left: Louis Darling, Joanne Scribner, Tracy Dockray, Jacqueline Rogers, Alan Tiegreen, Tracy Dockray.
Ramona Quimby is one of my best friends. We both grew up in Portland, Oregon, and when I was 8 years old, she kept me company when I was lonely. She whispered her stories to me, letting me know it was OK to ask questions, to be angry, to mess up. She taught me to be curious, to find beauty in the simple things—like curls that boing and bounce, like deep puddles good for splashing and stomping in. She laughed loud and cried until there were no more tears left. Ramona was not afraid to show emotion. She wasn’t afraid to take up space. I needed a friend like Ramona.
I remember a day in elementary school when I bragged to my classmates about the new shoes I was going to bring in for show-and-tell. My mother had saved up and given them to me as a gift. When the day came for me to show my new shoes, the entire class laughed at me. My new cool, pink and white sneakers were Pro-Wings from Volume ShoeSource. They were not cool or cute according to the popular, wealthier k
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Remembering Ramona and Beverly Cleary’s Attention to Childhood Emotions
Sadie Shorr-Parks takes a look back at Beverly Cleary's "Ramona Quimby, Age 8," recently rereleased by William Morrow.
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary. William Morrow, pages.
REREADING BEVERLY CLEARY’S children’s novel Ramona Quimby, Age 8 reminded me of a moment I hadn’t thought about in decades. In the memory, I’m sitting by an open window in my third-grade classroom looking out at the street from two stories up. The hot sun was cut with a cool breeze that carried the smell of honeysuckle into the room. I’m filling out a multiplication worksheet and absolutely seething with anger over forgetting to bring money to buy a soft pretzel for lunch. Because of my mistake, I will not be eating a soft pretzel with everyone else or even waiting in line with them. My day, if not my whole week, was ruined. Small moments like this are a big part of childhood but aren’t always a big part of books about childhood.
Children’s author Beverly Cleary understood the importance of these seemingly small moments in the life of a child, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 exemplifies the way she helped readers understand such earnest, if disproportionate, reactions to social pain. As the Ramona books