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vll295's review against another edition
4.0
Another author who I enjoyed as a kid! I always had my nose in a book.
wendybird727's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in the beloved Henry Huggins series. This book finds Henry working to earn enough money to buy his very own bicycle. As with the other books in the series, there are elements that out-of-date by today’s standards. I’ve seen other reviewers mention that they “edited” or omitted parts as they read aloud to their children. I prefer to use those parts of the books as jumping off points for conversations with my children. An added bonus to Henry and Beezus: a very young Miss Ramona Geraldine Quimby is fleshed out more as a character. And, as I think we all know, she adds extra zest to almost any situation.
anneofgreenplaces's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Charming and entertaining, feels a bit on-stereotype (for a boy character) and less emotionally complex than some Cleary books but still realistic
Charming and entertaining, feels a bit on-stereotype (for a boy character) and less emotionally complex than some Cleary books but still realistic
readsewknit's review
4.0
There are six books in the Henry Huggins series, and this is the second. It was in the same style as the first, with each chapter a concentrated story. Here we see him try to get out of the main part of the school Christmas play, attempt to acquire a bicycle from a packed auction, and so on.
I don't think I'm going to seek out the further books in the series, only because I'm not the target audience, but if they cross my path as a read-aloud to my daughters, I know I'd enjoy it alongside them.
I don't think I'm going to seek out the further books in the series, only because I'm not the target audience, but if they cross my path as a read-aloud to my daughters, I know I'd enjoy it alongside them.
jellogirl2010's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, Beezus is one of the best friends that Henry could ask for. She's always encouraging and sticks up for him when his other friends are acting like total popsicles. Second of all, I really hope that Henry beat up Scooter one day. Third of all this book reminded me of just how much and WHY I loved Ramona Quimby. She has little page time here but every single moment is hilarious, and reading this book the first time is why I read about her in the first place. Forth of all and lastly, adult me was like "don't chew that gum Henry. It's so sketchy and random to find it abandoned in a lot!" where as kid me was like "abandoned gum!? What a treasure! Seems totally reasonable!"
All that aside, I still love this book. Not much happens except slice of life stuff, but it's all so innocent and fun you can't help enjoying it. They're all well-rounded characters and with the exception of Scooter - who I very much wanted to sock - they all seem like great friends to have. I also love how magically his dilemma is solved and he gets his bike by the end. Though, it would have been very much disappointing if he hadn't been able to get a brand-new bike when all was said and done.
Definitely a series that holds up. Definitely a series to be savored.
All that aside, I still love this book. Not much happens except slice of life stuff, but it's all so innocent and fun you can't help enjoying it. They're all well-rounded characters and with the exception of Scooter - who I very much wanted to sock - they all seem like great friends to have. I also love how magically his dilemma is solved and he gets his bike by the end. Though, it would have been very much disappointing if he hadn't been able to get a brand-new bike when all was said and done.
Definitely a series that holds up. Definitely a series to be savored.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
4.0
thoroughly enjoyed the plot points in this one and the major introduction of Ramona. good stuff.
librariandest's review against another edition
3.0
My daughter and I have read all the Ramona books, so now we're moving on to the Henry books. There were some funny parts for sure (like when Henry trains Ribsy to retrieve their newspaper but Ribsy ends up retrieving *every* newspaper on Klickitat Street or when Henry thinks he can sell gum to get rich and it backfires big time) but Henry's attitude toward girls was not cool. Even though this is an everyday life book, I'm tagging it as historical fiction because of the casual sexism.
I had always thought of Henry Huggins as a nice kid but in this book he treats Ramona and Beezus with such disdain. I think part of it might've been the audiobook narrator's performance. He put this harsh edge in Henry's voice that doesn't need to be there.
Why do I keep choosing these Beverly Cleary books when they are so dated? They crack us up and the characters are very endearing. Ramona is like a real person to us. We also read contemporary everyday life stories (we've enjoyed Ivy + Bean, Mya Tibbs, Meet Yasmin, Jasmine Toguchi, and especially Anna Hibiscus). But Ramona remains #1 in our hearts.
I had always thought of Henry Huggins as a nice kid but in this book he treats Ramona and Beezus with such disdain. I think part of it might've been the audiobook narrator's performance. He put this harsh edge in Henry's voice that doesn't need to be there.
Why do I keep choosing these Beverly Cleary books when they are so dated? They crack us up and the characters are very endearing. Ramona is like a real person to us. We also read contemporary everyday life stories (we've enjoyed Ivy + Bean, Mya Tibbs, Meet Yasmin, Jasmine Toguchi, and especially Anna Hibiscus). But Ramona remains #1 in our hearts.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
Want to do a reread so will review at that time.
lauravm's review against another edition
Re-reading childhood favorites is self-care. ❤️