Quotes About Beverly Cleary

Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona.

I haven't been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children's literature. Kids should borrow books from the library and not necessarily be buying them.

I do a lot of books on tape for Beverly Cleary, and another 'Smurfs' shout-out for that demographic.

I rarely read children's books.

Say, who is this Mr. King?" "What Mr. King?" asked Ramona, walking into his trap. "Nosmo King

No," said Ramona. "He's the kind of grown-up who teases children and thinks he's funny.

As Ramona sat letting these thoughts slide through her mind, the telephone rang in the kitchen.

Come on, Ribsy. Come on, Ribs, old boy. I'm going to call you Ribsy because you're so thin.

Pest was a fighting word to Ramona, because it was unfair. She was not a pest, at least not all the time. She was only littler than everyone else in the family, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not catch up.

reprimand. In her class she once informed us that any girl who wore red was "asking for anything she got." Of course word spread throughout Chaffey. The next day every girl who owned a red dress, skirt, or blouse wore it to school. One