This is an involved look at the various illustrations that have been used in the Ramona Quimby series. Louis Darling is who I started with, ...

Written by Vicki Conrad, illustrated by David Hohn This is a picture book biography of Beverly Cleary. I read this soon after reading Cleary...

Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers   I'm not sure if these two diaries are different, or if the one I have (2013) was just repackaged with...

Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers, cover by Ramona Kaulitzki The last Ramona book, and the last new/original book ever published by Beverly C...

This is the second installment of Cleary's autobiography, from college to the publication of Henry Huggins. Her life was so  interesting...

Illustrations by Kay Life, though the cover artist is the "Rubes" signature again. I say this about every other Cleary book, but I...

  Beverly Cleary shares her childhood up through high school graduation in the first installment of her autobiography. She includes a lot of...

Beverly Cleary April 12, 1916 to March 25, 2021 In 2012, a friend and I visited Portland and I made sure we stopped to see Klickitat Street ...

Illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, though my copy  has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. This book encompasses everything you could want from ...

Illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, though my copy has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. Ramona starts third grade at a new school when her nei...

    Illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, though my copy  has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. From the earlier Ramona books, I thought she was ...

  Illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, though my copy  has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. The first Beverly Cleary book I've read and rev...

Illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, though my copy has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. Ramona is back for her second solo book. She's sta...

  Illustrations by Louis Darling, though my copy has a revised cover by JoAnn Scribner. Ramona's first solo book! After always being the...

This is Beverly Cleary's third and final Leave It to Beaver  book. I liked this one more than Leave It to Beaver  but not quite as much ...

Another book based on episodes of  Leave It to Beaver , but this one seemed more light-hearted and fun. I got more invested in the boys'...

Did you know Beverly Cleary wrote book adaptations of the TV show Leave It to Beaver ? (Do you know how hard it is to make sure you type Bev...

Illustrations by Louis Darling . The first book starring these two ladies! I remember SO MUCH of this book! I can’t tell you how many times ...

  Illustrations by Louis Darling, though my copy has a revised cover. Beezus and Ramona were introduced in Henry Huggins , but they’re becom...

From December 2019 to April 2020, I did an informal author study of Judy Blume. I say informal because I didn't take notes or share post...