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Reading her books was one of the best parts about my childhood. I read my first Ramona book when I was in third grade (though I forgot the specific book). I f
by linguae 6y ago
Reading her books was one of the best parts about my childhood. I read my first Ramona book when I was in third grade (though I forgot the specific book). I feel in love with characters like Ramona, Beezus, and Henry, and I ended up reading every book in the Henry/Beezus/Ramona series that was published at the time (which ended at Ramona Forever, though there's another book, Ramona's World, that was published after I outgrew the series). Though I haven't touched a Ramona book in about 22 years, I still vividly remember the characters and the Alan Tiegreen illustrations. Beverly Cleary also wrote another series of books that I love featuring a hotel-dwelling mouse named Ralph that was given a toy motorcycle. I still have my copies of "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" and "Ralph S. Mouse" somewhere.
- jayski 6y agomy favorite character is still Nosmo King
- justintoon 6y agoHaha that is literally the only part of any Ramona book which I still remember all these years later. “Who’s Mr. King?” I remember her dad asking.
- cko 6y agoAlso the Dawnzer lee light. I immigrated to the US at age 5, and I learned English through a combination of Beverly Clearly books (and Babysitters Club despite being male) and PBS channels.
- yawn 6y agoSame here, except Louis Darling brilliantly illustrated the ones I read. I wore different colored shoelaces on my Chuck Taylors after reading Otis Spofford. Her books will always have a warm spot in my memory.
- byset 6y agoOh man, Ralph S. Mouse! How I loved that book, I'd forgotten that Beverly Cleary had written it.
- bentcorner 6y agoAs a child I read "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" countless times over. A forgotten part of my childhood right there.
- lisper 6y agoVrroooommmm!!! RIP, BC :-(
- bsenftner 6y agoI remember "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" well. That specific book started me on a life long reading journey. My elementary had a reading contest every year, and by the middle of 3rd grade I'd read everything Beverly Clearly wrote. Decades later reading them again to a niece, the memories were so strong I could put down the book and quote dialog exchanges from triggered memory. Damn she was a great writer.