I was never much of an avid reader when I was little. However, I recall *loving* the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary. I read each and every single book in that series, and even years later, as an adult, I remember little things – that Howie Kemp was Ramona’s neighbor who initially didn’t like her an awful lot, that I learned the term “cross” from one of the books, that Beezus’ real name was Beatrice, etc. I was obsessed with this series. Ramona felt like a real child, like a girl I could have gone to school with. I felt so understood whilst reading these books. As someone who now teaches children, and one day wants to have one, I simply must say that I can’t wait until I have a child to share these novels with them. These novels made me love reading.
by sohappytogether9