

Ramona and Her Mother
Author: Beverly Cleary
Series: Ramona #5
Narrator: Stockard Channing
Unabridged: 2 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/05/2010
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor
Author: Beverly Cleary
Series: Ramona #5
Narrator: Stockard Channing
Unabridged: 2 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/05/2010
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor
Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up.Instead she became a librarian. When a young boy asked her, ""Where are the books about kids like us?"" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!Mrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.
Beezus looked over her shoulder. “Is that toothpaste?” she asked in disbelief. Ramona scowled because she did not know what else to do. “Mother!” ..... “Get a spoon and a jar from the kitchen,” directed Mrs Quimby, “and scoop up the toothpaste.” Then she said to Beezus, “She can use it herself, and the......more
Once again, Beverly Clearly does it with the character of Ramona, making it easy for readers to connect with this 7-year old girl. She manages to capture the struggles of that age. Though it was longer ago than I care to think about, I remember being 7, and the struggles I had when I was expected to......more
Haircuts and forgetting to plug in the crock pot? These are the real dramas of a working mother’s life. A whole chapter about a girl who thinks she’s cracked the code on comfortable dressing only to find herself hot, stuffy, and embarrassed? That’s exactly the kind of logic an elementary student wou......more
At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at "a difficult age," Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex aroun......more
The fifth book in the Ramona series focuses on Ramona and her mother. At the start the family has invited some of their neighbors over to celebrate Mr. Quimby finding a job at the supermarket. Ramona, of course is expected to entertain Willa Jean. I loved the chapter about the parent's argument, and......more