Just for Me: My Ramona Quimby Journal

by Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers

Overview

Do you ever feel like you have to share everything?

Whether it's a bedroom with a sibling or a seat on the bus, there never seems to be anything that's just yours. Ramona Quimby knows this better than anyone else! If you're like her, then look no further! You are now holding a 100-percent private, completely personal, and totally just-for-you journal.

As you follow along with Ramona's sometimes funny, sometimes embarrassing moments, you can write about your own memorable experiences. There's plenty of room for your private thoughts and lots of fun puzzles, quizzes, and stickers to enjoy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062230492
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/19/2013
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	61,245
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Beverly Cleary is one of America's most popular authors. Born in McMinnville, Oregon, she lived on a farm in Yamhill until she was six and then moved to Portland. After college, as the children's librarian in Yakima, Washington, she was challenged to find stories for non-readers. She wrote her first book, Henry Huggins, inresponse to a boy's question, "Where are the books about kids like us?"

Mrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the Amercan Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature.

Her Dear Mr. Henshaw was awarded the 1984 John Newbery Medal, and both Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. In addition, her books have won more than thirty-five statewide awards based on the votes of her young readers. Her characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby, as well as Ribsy, Socks, and Ralph S. Mouse, have delighted children for generations. Mrs. Cleary lives in coastal California.

Jaqueline Rogers has been a professional children's book illustrator for more than twenty years and has worked on nearly one hundred children's books.

Hometown:

Carmel, California

Date of Birth:

April 12, 1916

Place of Birth:

McMinnville, Oregon

Education:

B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1938; B.A. in librarianship, University of Washington (Seattle), 1939

Editorial Reviews

For readers that just can't get enough of Ramona, there is now a Ramona journal. This interactive journal will have readers reliving embarrassing moments alongside Ramona's egg incident, talking about siblings, and playing games. Each spread introduces a new set of writing prompts ranging from future ambitions to classmates to Christmas lists. There are also puzzles, jokes and stickers to engage writers, plus plenty of space to draw or paste pictures. While not suitable for library circulation, this journal would make a nice starting point for a personal library, and might have some merit in a non-circulating program collection. While clearly trying to capitalize on the recent success of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this journal will not only get children writing, but it will also make them more interested in a classic children's literature character. Any Ramona fan would be happy to receive this journal as a present. Reviewer: Tiffany Torbeck

Children's Literature - Tiffany Torbeck