A review by heatherbermingham
The Art of Ramona Quimby: Sixty-Five Years of Illustrations from Beverly Cleary's Beloved Books by Anna Katz

5.0

I've been thinking about another tattoo and was thinking about maybe a Ramona image of some sort, but when I went to look at the books at my library, I realized all the interior art is different than what I remember. So I was scrolling the Internet when I came across this book by complete accident. I loved it so much! It goes through all the Ramona books, features excerpts and the different illustrations of those moments. My favorite pages are the ones that feature all the various artists illustrating the same moment but in slightly different ways. I don't love all the cover art/exterior design choices over the years but the four primary interior artists are all really good in their own way, each fitting their time. Beverly Cleary is probably more responsible for me being a reader than any other one writer so this book was just a huge shot of joy.