this classic was published in 1975 and 1977. its chapter seven first appeared in "family circle magazine" as a story, "ramona and the three wise persons," along with some of this book's illustrations.
the paperback collectible is the very first scholastic printing in 1998, making this an extra-special copy. it's hard to believe that it's more than 20 years old, because this copy looks so good. the only slight issue is some teensy page corner bending on the extreme lower right of the front cover and first few pages.
this is a newbery honor book, "school library journal" best book of the year, and an ALA Notable Book.
ramona's dad lost his job. now, everyone's acting unhappy. no matter what ramona does to try and make the situation better, it keeps getting worse.
written by beloved children's author beverly cleary
illustrations by alan tiegreen
