Ramona and Her Father
by Beverly Cleary · Ramona
A Newbery Honor portrait of a family navigating job loss with humor, honesty, and hard-won hope.
Kid
59
/ 100
Parent
75
/ 100
Teacher
70
/ 100
Best fit: ages 7-10
Still works: ages 6-12
Our Take
A Newbery Honor literary classic that parents and teachers value far more than kids crave. The emotional sophistication and writing quality earn high parent scores while the domestic pacing and lack of fantasy elements limit kid excitement.
✓ Perfect for
- • Kids processing family stress or change
- • Families who want books that model honest communication
- • Readers who love voice-driven characters with big personalities
- • Parents looking for conversation starters about money, promises, and imperfection
Book facts
- Format
- chapter book
- ISBN
- 9780061774072
- Series
- Ramona
- Illustration
- sparse
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