Ramona and Her Father

Ramona, Ramona.......a persistent little pip squeak.

I really enjoyed this story. There were many parts that made me laugh out loud. I loved all the anti-smoking signs she made for her father; especially when she was trying so hard to make her point, but ran out of room to write it on paper. Her father said, "Who is this Mr. King?" "What Mr. King?" asked Ramona. "Nosmo King" answered her father. She got so ticked! I nearly busted out laughing. The "best" scene for me was on page #2230 (Norton Anthology). It had to do with the jack-o-lantern pumpkin leftovers. Beezus protested about having to eat pumpkin pie again for the hundredth time since the cat ate part of the jack-o-lantern. Mrs. Quimby goes on to apologize for not coming up with more pumpkin recipes and then mentions she remembered she had one for pumpkin soup. The whole family cried out in a unanimous voice, "no!" Then, Ramona had to give her two cents and say something at the most inappropriate time. She asked her mom, "are you sure you cut off all the parts with cat spit on them?" Her father cries, "Ramona!" He drops his spoon and goes on to say, "Please, we are eating."