Beverly Cleary

Ramona feels this is the awkward age - too little to stay by herself after school when her mother is at work, but too big to enjoy playing with pesty Willa Jean at her sitter's house....

Ramona's job is to be nice to fussy Mrs. Kemp, who watches her while her mother works....

Ramona's life changes the moment Howie Kemp's mysterious uncle arrives from Saudi Arabia....

That's what Ramona thought the fourth grade was going to be, but things aren't turning out as she hoped....

When her father loses his job, Ramona decides to help out....

Ramona is happy to have a new bedroom all to herself - during the day, at least....

Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten....

Big sister Beezus Quimby tries to be patient with her four-year-old little sister, Ramona, but it isn't easy....

When it comes to stirring up a little excitement in class, Otis Spofford knows just what to do....

Henry Huggins' dog, Ribsy, is hopelessly lost in a huge shopping mall parking lot. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children....

Mitch and Amy both think being twins is fun, but that doesn't stop them from squabbling....

Genuinely funny books for children are few and far between....

Socks is one happy cat....

"Strider has a new habit. Whenever we stop, he places his paw on my foot. It isn't an accident because he always does it. I like to think he doesn't want to leave me....

At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition....

Adventure is pretty scarce in Pitchfork, Oregon. So why shouldn't Emily bleach Dad's old plow horse or try some of her other ideas....

Leigh Botts has been author Boyd Henshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now in sixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid at school....

A curse on cursive! Maggie doesn't really mean it when she vows never to read and write those wiggly, squiggly, roller-coaster letters. After all, she uses the computer....