![]() ![]() Annie Barrows, editor and author of the Ivy and Bean series, opens the volume with a personal story about abandoning her early intention to become a writer for adults. Anna Katz organizes the volume around the eight Ramona books, chronologically by publication date: Beezus and Ramona (1955) Ramona the Pest (1968) Ramona the Brave (1975) Ramona and Her Father (1977) Ramona and Her Mother (1979) Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) Ramona Forever (1984) and Ramona’s World (1999). ![]() This hefty coffee tablesized book, which features rich front matter that will orient readers to the series, offers an amazing retrospective that will spark Ramona delight in any age reader. If Ramona Quimby were to read this latest volume about her, The Art of Ramona Quimby, she would adore it because, finally, she is exactly where she always wants to be: at the center of attention. ![]()
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