And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born! She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. 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. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children’s books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. It’s a riot! Buy the Bookīeverly Cleary is one of America’s most beloved authors. Thanks to sisters Beezus and Ramona Quimby, we learn that our family shapes a big part of who we become when we are grown-ups. While having a sister like Ramona is not easy, it’s hard not to love family. However, when she discovers that her mom and Aunt Beatrice had funny childhood experiences of their own, Beezus may realize that all sibling relationships have their challenges.

The ruined cake-and potentially ruined birthday celebration-are the last straw. She takes one bite out of every apple in a box, enjoys walking her pretend lizard named Ralph, invites 15 kids to her house without permission, and ruins two birthday cakes made for Beezus’s tenth birthday. Ramona likes to wear her handmade rabbit ears and pretend to be the Easter Bunny. She is constantly testing Beezus’s patience and causing embarrassing problems, the kind of problems that cause the girls not to get along. Ramona is four years old and has a big imagination.

A movie titled Ramona and Beezus is based on many books in the Ramona series. Beezus and Ramona is published in multiple languages worldwide as part of an eight-book series. Sister or no sister, Beezus and Ramona is a hilarious book about a nine-year-old girl named Beezus, short for Beatrice, and her relationship with her younger sister Ramona. Raise your hand if you find her annoying. Raise your hand if you have an older sister. Raise your hand if you have a little sister.

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