Rereading Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

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 "B" is for Betsy

Rereading A Wrinkle in Time

Rereading Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Rereading Pippi Longstocking

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