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brittanycasey's review against another edition
5.0
We are reading all the Ramona books and love them! My kids always beg for "one more chapter"!
maryehavens's review against another edition
5.0
I can picture riding in my mother’s van on the curve from our street to the county road whenever I read a Ramona book. That kind of sensory nostalgia is like a cozy blanket and I just want to wrap myself in it.
These books are timeless and I love revisiting them. The kids are fans as well and I hope they have these kin of sensory memories with this or other books.
I didn’t read this one as much as Beezus and Ramona but I did have some glimmers - Mrs. Quimby going back to work, the paper bag owls, etc.
Always such a joy to revisit these books again and again!
These books are timeless and I love revisiting them. The kids are fans as well and I hope they have these kin of sensory memories with this or other books.
I didn’t read this one as much as Beezus and Ramona but I did have some glimmers - Mrs. Quimby going back to work, the paper bag owls, etc.
Always such a joy to revisit these books again and again!
lgpiper's review against another edition
4.0
So, while I was off to Queens visiting my 5-week old granddaughter, Ramona, I figured I should continue reading up on what the future holds for her and me.
In this book, Ramona is in first grade, no longer a "kindergarten baby", but a "big girl". Well, there's additional interest here, my grandson, Anderson is in first grade. Might he be having some of the same issues as Ramona (in the book)? He's smart and imaginative, like Ramona (in the book), but he also has his own ideas as to what does and does not make sense.
What I learned from this book is that life can be difficult for kids in the first grade: they're still figuring things out. In some ways life is similarly difficult for babies, like my Ramona: she doesn't have language so that people can tell her how things work. She has to figure it all out on her own (just as Anderson had to do seven years ago).
The take away is that kids are awesomely inventive, like Ramona (in the book), my Ramona, and my Anderson. They do get it all figured out in the end, even if there be dragons (i.e. bumps in the road).
In this book, Ramona is in first grade, no longer a "kindergarten baby", but a "big girl". Well, there's additional interest here, my grandson, Anderson is in first grade. Might he be having some of the same issues as Ramona (in the book)? He's smart and imaginative, like Ramona (in the book), but he also has his own ideas as to what does and does not make sense.
What I learned from this book is that life can be difficult for kids in the first grade: they're still figuring things out. In some ways life is similarly difficult for babies, like my Ramona: she doesn't have language so that people can tell her how things work. She has to figure it all out on her own (just as Anderson had to do seven years ago).
The take away is that kids are awesomely inventive, like Ramona (in the book), my Ramona, and my Anderson. They do get it all figured out in the end, even if there be dragons (i.e. bumps in the road).
doublearegee's review against another edition
5.0
The traditional reading of the year appropriate Ramona book before school starts.
readsewknit's review against another edition
4.0
In Ramona the Brave, Ramona's mother gets a part-time job so that they can get a loan for an addition on the house. It will allow Ramona and Beezus to have separate bedrooms for the first time, and while Ramona at first relishes the idea, the reality turns out to be a little unnerving when she's expected to sleep in an unfamiliar room with different sights and sounds. First-grader Ramona tests her courage and is entrusted with walking to and from school independently, but when she has a scary encounter with a strange dog, she has to bolster herself to manage facing a school day with only one shoe.
Beverly Cleary expertly channels what scenarios feel relevant for young children.
Beverly Cleary expertly channels what scenarios feel relevant for young children.
chelse34's review against another edition
4.0
Ramona is in the first grade in this one.
There were some taking the Lord's name in vain when the boys in the park were teasing Beezus with her name. That made this book hard to read out loud.
There were some taking the Lord's name in vain when the boys in the park were teasing Beezus with her name. That made this book hard to read out loud.
allarminda's review
4.0
Timeless.
Ramona is just as spunky and real a girl as when I was a little girl reading her for the first time.
My eight year old niece and I are book buddies and I pre-read this one to evaluate it for our two-person book club.
I loved it and believe my niece will, too.
It’s easy to read, but is very character-driven so it’s fun to keep up with Ramona Q!
I also think my eight-year-old niece will like being slightly older than Ramona, thus giving her the advantage of understanding what Ramona is going through without it being tedious because she’s close enough in age.
Ramona is just as spunky and real a girl as when I was a little girl reading her for the first time.
My eight year old niece and I are book buddies and I pre-read this one to evaluate it for our two-person book club.
I loved it and believe my niece will, too.
It’s easy to read, but is very character-driven so it’s fun to keep up with Ramona Q!
I also think my eight-year-old niece will like being slightly older than Ramona, thus giving her the advantage of understanding what Ramona is going through without it being tedious because she’s close enough in age.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
4.0
more nostalgia! these books are so great. totally want to start reading them to my littles in the near future!
erinmp's review against another edition
4.0
Ramona Quimby is six years old and finally going to the big school with her older sister, Beezus. Things are going to be great! However, big school doesn't go as great as she expected: her teacher doesn't like her, Susan copies her, and the whole class laughs at her on the first day of school! Plus, it doesn't help that Beezus is the perfect daughter. But things get even worse when she finally gets her own room and it turns out that she's scared of the dark! Can Ramona overcome her fear and survive first grade?
I found this book at my grandparents' house with my name written in my 8-year-old lopsided cursive inside the front cover. I loved the Ramona books as a kid and now I realize why--Ramona is a lot like I was. I really enjoyed rereading this and can't wait to dive back into the others.
I found this book at my grandparents' house with my name written in my 8-year-old lopsided cursive inside the front cover. I loved the Ramona books as a kid and now I realize why--Ramona is a lot like I was. I really enjoyed rereading this and can't wait to dive back into the others.