Ramona the Pest

by Beverly Cleary

Book Overview

Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary expertly depicts the trials and triumphs of growing up through a relatable heroine who isn't afraid to be exactly who she is. Ramona Quimby is excited to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439147999
• ISBN13: 9780439147996
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Ramona the Pest

RAMONA THE PEST Ramona is so excited about her first day of kindergarden. She meets her teacher, Miss.Binney, and she tells her to sit in a seat for the present. Ramona not knowing that much thinks she's going to get a present from her teacher. She tells everyone in the class that Miss.Binney is going to give her a present and no one else. The class goes outside and Ramona finally figures out that Miss.Binney just meant to sit in the seat for now. Ramona was a little upset about it but she moved on. Ramona gets in trouble for pulling Susan's hair and she gets in trouble and goes home and doesn't go back until Miss.Binney sends home a letter telling Ramona that she misses her and that she wants her to come back. She also enclosed her tooth that she lost the day that she went home from school. Ramona goes back to school and she's in the Halloween parade and that really makes her happy. She has a scary mask and a lot of other people have it to. Ramona is scared that no one will notice her so she made a sing saying, "Ramona the Greatest Witch''. Ramona is a little girl with a big sister. She has brown short hair and she usually wears dresses and play cloths. She doesn't want to listen to what she's told all the time. She talks to people a lot and she's friendly but can get a temper sometimes. Ramona and I are alike because we both like to talk to other people and both lost our first tooth in kindergarden. We are different because she's in kindergarden and I'm in the 6th grade. Also she has an older sister and I have a younger brother. I really enjoyed this book because it was funny and I was able to sit down and enjoy it and get into it. My favorite part was when Ramona lost her tooth and went home. I think it was kinda funny the way she just left and didn't come back for like a week. I would recommend thins book to a friend because this book is very funny and it makes you laugh.

Now she'd be called a "spirited child"

I wasn't very fond of Ramona when I was little. As a bit of a nerd from the very beginning, I just couldn't relate to Ramona's exuberance that always got her into trouble, and I more or less thought of her as a bad girl. But I still carried memories of the book with me into adulthood -- especially Ramona's enchanting way of writing "Q."Fast-forward to parenting a spirited daughter. I re-read the book and decided that I absolutely had to share it with my daughter. I now see Ramona in a whole new light; as the author herself states, Ramona never (well, rarely) really means to be naughty. Most adults just don't understand her -- the way she cannot resist the temptation to boing a beautiful curl, her need for shiny new girls' boots and the glory of stamping through the mud the first day she wears them, her need to know that her teacher loves her.My five-year-old was indeed caught up in Ramona's story, frequently asking me to read another chapter when I had finished one. Ramona became so real to her that she covered her ears when it was clear that Ramona was headed for trouble -- she couldn't bear to listen to the consequences. I may have been too much of a goody-goody to fully appreciate the book earlier, but I certainly enjoy it now and am glad that my daughter enjoys it, too.

Both the 12- and the 6-year old were rolling in the aisles

From my long past days of teaching elementary school, I remember that Beverly Cleary's books were the general favourite of those in my classes. I recently acquired sets for my niece and nephew, and this book in particular had both of them laughing aloud - not a small feat when kids are, respectively, 12 and 6, and the former is not without a marked similarity to Ramona in some respects. I myself nearly choked at "sit here for the present," and the Mike Mulligan dilemma.Besides a vivid and delightful writing style, Beverly's books undoubtedly have a wide appeal because the incidents described are comparable to what children would have in their own lives or in those of others they know. The characters seem like close friends ... or, at the very least, friends one wishes one had.

Remembering my youth

Ramona reminded me of myself when I was a little girl. She does things that most kids only think of doing because they are afraid to get into trouble. I love the reality aspect that Beverly Cleary brings to the story. Not only does Ramona LA Chinche take me back in time, it allows future generations of kids to see that they aren't the only ones to think up some of the crazy stunts that Ramona pulls off. This story is a hilarious page turner from the very beginning! I'd recommend it to any school teacher and, of course, all students. What a great read!

I Am Not A Pest!

Ramona, the Pest is a book about Ramona Quimby, and herkindergarten adventures. Ramona doesn't understand why her sister,Beezus, always calls her a pest. Her thoughts are that sometimes there is a need to be a little bit louder and more noisier than others because that is what it takes for little people to be noticed sometimes. She loves everything about kindergarten. She loves her teacher Miss Binney, boinging Susan's long red curls, chasing Davy on the playground for a kiss, being the naptime wake-up fairy, and seat work where she practices making her Q's into cats. Ramona also gets excited about being the "baddest witch" at the Halloween Parade, wearing her new boots in the mud, and loosing her first tooth. She plans to dropout of kindergarten when her stubborn behavior makes Miss Binney send her home until she can promise to be good. Don't miss this delightful story's ending. I liked this book because it was humorous, and was told in a believable manner. The things children think we say and how they perceive them are shown in the "dawnzer song." This is one of my son's favorite books, now I see why. I think the author captured the stubborn, independent, and somewhat impulsive behavior of a kindergarten age child. I am sure kids would enjoy listening to this book, and probably many could relate to Ramona's feelings of wanting to be a big girl. I think boys will identify to the story with characters like Henry, Howie and Davy. I can't wait to read the other Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. Everyone will enjoy this book. You will be smiling and giggling while you discover why Ramona's friends call her a pest!