Comments on: Ramona really was a pest, on first literary love https://iwilldare.com/2009/04/ramona-really-was-a-pest-on-first-literary-love/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Wed, 05 May 2010 15:33:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Chantale https://iwilldare.com/2009/04/ramona-really-was-a-pest-on-first-literary-love/#comment-23715 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:53:20 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=8128#comment-23715 Beverly Cleary was my first favourite author as well. My 1st grade teacher read most of her books to us in class and made me yearn for more. Judy Blume helped us through the tough parts of growing up (especially Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret) but Beverly Cleary made childhood seem easier. I am an only child, so Clearys books worked for me as a window into this sibling relationship (and rivalry) that I had very little knowledge of.

Thanks for this piece Jodi!

Peace, Chantale (aka hippiegrrl)

]]> By: R. W. Watkins https://iwilldare.com/2009/04/ramona-really-was-a-pest-on-first-literary-love/#comment-23233 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:33:43 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=8128#comment-23233 Myself, I always preferred Betsy Byars (The Summer of the Swans, The Pinballs) and the great Swedish children’s author, Gunnel Linde (Den Vita Stenen/The White Stone)–check her out.

]]> By: Jennifer Gibbons https://iwilldare.com/2009/04/ramona-really-was-a-pest-on-first-literary-love/#comment-23216 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:34:48 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=8128#comment-23216 Thank you! I totally forgot about the dinosaur deal. That kid was a bastard.
I wrote about Mrs. Cleary here:
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/drop-everything-and-read

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