Posts tagged with beverly-cleary
A milestone
In honor of Beverly Cleary's 100th birthday, NPR put together a lovely tribute to her life and work. My godparents' house is one street over from Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon...
A tribute to Ramona (and her parents)
Stephanie Lucianovic wrote a really lovely essay for Avidly about the experience of reading Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby books as both a child and an adult. I haven't re-read these books as a grown-up (and even as a kid, I was more into Harriet the Spy and The Phantom Tollbooth), but...
Ramona and Beezus go to Hollywood
Click here if you'd like to watch the movie trailer for the upcoming Ramona and Beezus movie. It seems almost aggressively twinkly and adorable, but whatever. Could be worse, right?
Wait—they're making a movie version of Beezus and Ramona?
Apparently, I am (once again) behind the times, because they're already filming.As long-time readers of the site now, I have a particular love for the Ramona books. For one thing, the first bite o...