Ramona's World Author:Beverly Cleary RAMONA QUIMBY IS SURE FOURTH GRADE WILL BE "THE BEST YEAR OF HER LIFE, SO FAR." SHE CAN SHOW OFF HER CALLUSES FROM SWINGING ON THE RINGS IN THE PARK, SIT ACROSS THE AISLE FROM THE BOY SHE CALLS YARD APE, AND ENJOY HER CHEERFUL NEW TEACHER, MRS. MEACHAM. MOST EXCITING OF ALL, RAMONA HAS A NEW BEST FRIEND, DAISY. FOURTH GRADE DOESN T TURN OUT QUIT... more »E THE WAY RAMONA HAS HOPED. MRS. MEACHAM WANTS HER TO IMPROVE HER SPELLING. RAMONA ALSO MUST BE A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR HER BABY SISTER, ROBERTA. AND MRS. QUIMBY WANTS HER TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH, THE SUPER-PERFECT SUSAN. FOURTH-GRADE LIFE ISN T ALWAYS EASY, BUT IT S FULL OF ADVENTURE, AND AT THE END OF IT ALL- A "ZEROTEENTH" BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE!« less
Funny and wonderful to read aloud with your children. This seris should be required reading for parents who need a guilt break and to see things from a silly, childish perspective. I have read the seris multiple times to myself and to my daughter.