Henshaw, as well as the Newbery Honor for Ramona and Her Father and for Ramona Quimby, Age 8. She has created over two dozen children's books, and been presented with many awards, including the Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Luckily, in addition to being empathic, witty, and astute, Cleary is also prolific. Beverly Cleary's gift for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart is remarkable. Through it all, she is struggling for a place in her mother's heart, worried that she might be unlovable. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex around the house, or wearing her soft new pajamas to school one day (under her clothes, of course), Ramona's life is never dull. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. About the Book Includes an excerpt from Ramona Quimby, age 8 Book Synopsis This warm-hearted story of a mothers love for her spirited young daughter is. At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at "a difficult age," Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace.
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