Beezus and Ramona
1955 • 183 pages

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Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the first of Cleary's books to focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice, known as Beezus. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction, written from nine-year-old Beezus's point of view, as she struggles to get along with her four-year-old sister. Eventually becoming the first book of the Ramona series, it was originally illustrated by Louis Darling.


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Also included in:

- [Best of Ramona](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20587275W)
- [Trouble with Ramona and Beezus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17377136W)


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7 primary books

#1 in Ramona Quimby

Ramona Quimby is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1955 with contributions by Beverly Cleary, Stockard Channing, and Tracy Dockray.

#1
Beezus and Ramona
#2
Ramona the Pest
#3
Ramona the Brave
#5
Ramona and Her Mother
#6
Ramona Quimby, Age 8

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My daughter loves this book - we've re-read it several times now!

October 16, 2021

I read this long ago as a child, but just listened to the audio version with my kids. I have fond memories of making a diorama of the cake scene in this book for a project in school. :)
My kids loved this book! It's so fun introducing a new generation to Ramona.

June 30, 2013
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