She is angry with her mother for causing her embarrassment and for a while can’t forgive her. Ramona doesn’t think she can face her teacher again. In the principal’s office, Ramona overhears Miss Whaley call her a show-off and a nuisance. However, her mother accidentally packs a raw egg instead, and it makes a mess in Ramona’s hair when she cracks it on her head. Whether it’s her new sandals that squeak as she walks across the classroom or a jar of blue oatmeal that causes her to throw up, Ramona has a hard time staying out of trouble.īeing liked is very important to Ramona, so when everyone brings a hardboiled egg to school for lunch, she brings one, too. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in with her peers and please her teacher, Miss Whaley, something always seems to go wrong. In this Newbery Honor Book, available now with an enlarged trim, easy-to-read text, and black-and-white illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers, Beverly Cleary lovingly chronicles Ramona Quimby’s memorable experiences.Eight-year-old Ramona Quimby finds a lot to like about first grade, including Sustained Silent Reading and learning to write in cursive.
But with all the pluck we’ve come to expect from Ramona, she emerges smiling with her head held high. When Ramona gets sick and throws up in class, she feels as though things can’t get worse. Having to go to the Kemps’ house after school is Ramona’s own particular burden-especially the chore of being nice to pesky little Willa Jean. Quimby’s return to college means that the whole family must pitch in to make ends meet. From befriending a boy called Yard Ape to delivering her book report in the style of a television commercial, Ramona’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and irresistible.
Riding the school bus alone isn’t the only new experience making third grade exciting for Ramona Quimby. With large type and oversized trim, this version will encourage vocal participation-whether at home, in school, or on one’s own!
To celebrate this timeless classic, Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby, Age 8 can now be enjoyed as a read-aloud edition.
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