Henry Huggins is the lesser known resident on Klickitat Street, but he’s got a lot to offer kids and their parents even sixty years later! You are probably more familiar or might remember better from your childhood Beezus and Ramona books, but these two lovable sisters show up in Henry Huggins, too! Plus who can [...]
February 25, 2010 in Chapter Books, Cleary, Beverly, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Reading Skills, Timeless Thursdays
Tags: Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary, easy chapter books, Henry Huggins, Timeless Thursday | No Comments »
Two weeks ago, I talked about Judy Blume’s classic Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret and about the recent controversy over book covers. As you can see, today’s Timeless Thursday book Ramona Quimby, Age 8 also has a new, modern book cover, but that’s not what I’m here to blog about today. Beverly Cleary [...]
September 11, 2009 in Chapter Books, Cleary, Beverly, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Patron, Susan, Pennypacker, Sara, Timeless Thursdays
Tags: Beverly Cleary, classic books for kids, Clementine, Lucky, Ramona Quimby Age 8, Ramona Quimby series, Sara Pennypacker, Susan Patron | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Chapter book, contemporary (but written in the 1960s) fantasy Young boy and Ralph the mouse as main characters Rating: One of my favorite Beverly Cleary books. Ralph is absolutely endearing, and kids love him! Short, short summary: Ralph lives in a mousehole in Room 215 in Mountain View Inn. [...]
December 1, 2008 in Cause and Effect, Chapter Books, Cleary, Beverly, Creative Writing activities, Darling, Louis, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections
Tags: Beverly Cleary, Chapter Books, Louis Darling, Ralph S. Mouse, reading skills, teaching cause and effect, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, writing activities | 1 Comment »
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