This book is about a girl named Ramona. The story tells about her father losing his job, so the family falls on hard times. Ramona's father goes into a state of depression, and he smokes all the time. Ramona and Beezus try to get their father to quit smoking and to help him earn money. She spends her days reciting various TV commercials, in the hopes of being noticed by a talent scout, when she decides to crown herself with burrs, ending less than successfully. Very good to read to children! ( )

Ramona books are great! They are entertaining and the girls in my class love them. ( )

This book is about a little girl, Ramona, whose father loses his job. After that the whole family's moral does down. Her mother has to work more, her sister is stressed and mean to her, and the cat wont eat. They family has close to no money. Ramona decides she is going to make her dad happy again so they draw pictures and she helps him to quit smoking. Finally one day the phone rings and he get s job and everyone is happy again.

This good was a good childrens chapter book. I also think it would good to read to children in tis time because a lot of children's parents are losing their jobs. This will give them a positive out look on it and they will see that it will be ok.

I would use this in the classroom to show the children that even though we are in an economic slump and their parents might have lost their jobs but everything will be ok. Also in the book Ramona and her dad draw the longest picture ever so I think it would be fun to get a big role of paper and let the students draw a big picture.

Second grade is not turning out the way it should for Ramona Quimby. Her dad has lost his job, her mom has found a full-time job, and her big sister Beezus has 'reached a difficult age.'

A touching book about how kids can help and support their parents through hard times. A great depiction of the power of family love and perseverence.