{"product_id":"ramona-quimby-age-8-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-9780688004774","title":"Ramona Quimby, Age 8: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this edition of the Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eRamona Quimby, Age 8\u003c\/em\u003e, the timeless classic features a special foreword written by actress, producer, and author Amy Poehler, as well as an exclusive interview with Beverly Cleary herself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamona likes that she's old enough to be counted on, but must everything depend on her? Mrs. Quimby has gone back to work so that Mr. Quimby can return to school, and Ramona is expected to be good for Mrs. Kemp while her parents are away, to be brave enough to ride the school bus by herself, and to put up with being teased by Danny the Yard Ape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ramona's world, being eight isn't easy, but it's never dull!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders ages 6-12 will laugh along with and relate to Ramona's timeless adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRogers, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJaqueline Rogers has been a professional children's book illustrator for more than twenty years and has worked on nearly one hundred children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleary, Beverly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBeverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead she became a librarian. When a young boy asked her, Where are the books about kids like us? she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. \u003cem\u003eDear Mr. Henshaw\u003c\/em\u003e won the Newbery Medal, and \u003cem\u003eRamona Quimby, Age 8\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRamona and Her Father\u003c\/em\u003e have been named Newbery Honor Books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614126182674,"sku":"9780688004774","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcb129df-f108-4710-993e-f85fee54e0ac.jpg?v=1732429410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ramona-quimby-age-8-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-9780688004774","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}