Beatrice Quimby’s biggest problem was her little sister Ramona. Beatrice, or Beezus (as everyone called her, because that was what Ramona had called her when she first learned to talk), knew other nine-year-old girls who had little sisters who went to nursery school, but she did not know anyone with a little sister like Ramona. When your child begins reading chapter books, Beverly Cleary is a great choice for an author. Although Ramona Quimby makes her first appearance in Cleary’s books about Henry Huggins, “Beezus and Ramona” is the first book in which Ramona is a major character. Focused mainly … Continue reading →