A review by blairewithane
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

3.0

This was my least favorite so far in our read aloud journey through the Ramona books and now the henry books. In this one Henry tries to earn enough money to buy a bike. There are some plenty of funny mishaps...but this one engages in gender stereotypes in a way Cleary normally doesn’t, and Henry gets teased a lot in a way that borders on mean that isn’t present in her other books. I prefer the Ramona series - a lot of the difference may be due to the time period in which they were written. Still love Beverly Cleary - this just wasn’t my favorite.