Online Resources

Sculpture of Ramona from www.oregonencyclopedia.org

 

Journal Articles

This article provides biographical information on the author’s life and includes a bibliography of her other works, websites, lesson plans and activities, and relating materials.
Brodie, C. S. (2005). Author! Author! Beverly Cleary. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 21(8), 43–45.

A scholarly article relating to the social narrative of Ramona Quimby, how she acts and interacts with her society while relating to a current society.
Mackey, M. (1991). Ramona the Chronotope: The Young Reader and Social Theories of Narrative. Children’s Literature in Education, 22(2), 97–110. 

Reiterates ideas of Beverly Cleary that children will read and be encouraged to read when materials are interesting rather than “boring” books provided by adults.
Cleary, B. (1982). The Laughter of Children. Horn Book Magazine, 58(5), 555–564.

This short article provides adventure discovering the physical setting of many Ramona and related titles. The fictional backdrops are gleaned from real places in Oregon.
Gibbens, I. (1999). In search of Klickitat. Reading Teacher, 52(8), 819.

An article for older audiences providing a relational comparison of the lessons learned by Ramona to lessons learned by children in school and society settings.
Benson, L. (1999). The Hidden Curriculum and the Child’s New Discourse: Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Goes to School. Children’s Literature in Education, 30(1), 9–29. https://doi-org.lynx.lib.usm.edu/10.1023/A:1022477517959

Ribsy sculpture from www.oregonencyclopedia.org

Websites

Beverlycleary.com is the official website of the author. The website contains information such as an about the author section, information for educators and librarians, books, characters, and games.
The World of Beverly Cleary. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://www.beverlycleary.com/

Readingrockets.org includes an interview with Beverly Cleary on their website. More information about Beverly available by entering the name in the search bar feature. An interview with Beverly Cleary. (2016, April 07). Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/cleary

www.oregonencyclopedia.org Beverly Cleary's characters are memorialized in their own sculpture garden at Grant Park in Oregon. The three sculptures are Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy.
Kimmel, D. (2021, February 03). Beverly cleary sculpture garden. Retrieved April 18, 2021, from https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/beverly_cleary_sculpture_garden/#.YHx5jMbYqEs