Rereading Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Description
Deborah and Mary Grace discuss Beverly Cleary's 1968 classic Ramona the Pest. This was the first book starring Ramona, who appeared in Cleary's earlier books as Beezus's annoying little sister before going on to become Cleary's most beloved character.
Mentioned in this episode:
Other books by Beverly Cleary:
Ellen Tebbits (1951)
Henry Huggins (1950)
Henry and Beezus (1952)
Mitch and Amy (1967)
Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983, winner of the 1984 Newbery Medal)
Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes:
Rereading Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Rereading Anne of Green Gables
Adaptations of the Ramona books:
Ramona and Beezus, 2010 movie
Ramona, 1988-89 Canadian TV series
Also mentioned:
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (1939)
"Stereotypes in Beverly Cleary's HENRY HUGGINS" on the blog American Indians in Children's Literature, February 24, 2023
Beverly Cleary's New York Times obituary, March 27, 2021
Madeleine L'Engle's Austin Family series
Deborah Kalb's The President and Me series
Recommended for Ramona fans: Anne of Green Gables (Mary Grace), The Mouse and the Motorcycle and other books by Cleary (Deborah)
You can find Deborah’s author interviews on her blog, Books Q&A by Deborah Kalb, and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s on her blog,
Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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