David Hohn

A beautifully illustrated and clearly heartfelt look at the life of Beverly Cleary that really does a wonderful job of highlighting Cleary's enthusiasm for life, love of literature, and impact on children's books. I'm super biased because Ramona Quimby was probably the MOST influential book character to me as a young reader, but I adored every page in here and will always love hearing about her and her author.

I enjoyed this Christian Children's book on Christmas. I received this as part of a gift and I voluntarily chose to review it. I've given it a 5* rating. I liked how this author showed gifts of God to children. I must say, I'm a fan of this author in how she answers many children's questions.These can build a foundation that parents can build on.

Whenever I search for a children's book dealing with Christmas time, it's always a challenge and question on whether or not to deal with a book about Santa or about Jesus. This wonderful little treasure from Lisa's God Gave Us series makes it where there is not a choice, but just truth. Here, Mama takes time to show Little Cub in detailed images why and how God gave us Christmas and intertwines how Santa fits into the picture. I love the poetry of the prose and the pictures are fabulous and show more colors are wonderful to look at. I truly enjoyed sharing this story with my daughter and look forward to reading it more and more in the years to come and highly recommend it! show less

This is a quick picture book biography of the GOAT Beverly Cleary. My daughter and I enjoyed seeing all the ways she drew from her own life to create her books. Cute illustrations, too! When Mirah is a little older, we'll read BC's autobiography [b:A Girl from Yamhill|198691|A Girl from Yamhill|Beverly Cleary|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388905681l/198691._SX50_.jpg|2029578].