Ramona and Her Mother

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