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April 11, 2016

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Barbara L

I love her books! Interesting that a fabulous first grade teacher I worked with last year in CT was very saddened because she had parents who would not allow her to use these books in her classroom because they thought Ramona was subversive and I'll behaved!

Shelley Allison

Ooo! I love Beverly Cleary!! Can't read this [doing taxes now :-( ] but I can't wait to read it later!

Shelley Allison

Loved the Beverly Cleary article though I know the Henry Huggins and Mouse and the Motorcycle books better than the Ramona ones. They were and still are great books.

Thanks!!

Marilynne Roach

Hi Paul,
Just read your homage to Beverly Cleary in the TAB.
Congrats, Nice the way your students responded to the books.

John Dempsey

Mary and I enjoyed your piece about Beverly Cleary.

Neal Skorka

Ramona the Pest was one of my favorite books as a kid. I loved reading about other kids. I think I’ll go back and re-read Ramona and see if I remember why I liked it so much.

Paul A. Tamburello, Jr.

I'm not sure how it would resonate today but with the right reader I think it would still take. As a teacher, part of the job is to 'sell' the book, read with enthusiasm,have fun playing the parts, give Ramona and each character a specific voice, Scratch the surface and there's an actor in all us teachers. Reading aloud gives us a natural chance to feel the footlights with our audience sitting in front of us.

Paul A. Tamburello, Jr.

I'm not sure how it would resonate today but with the right reader I think it would still take. As a teacher, part of the job is to 'sell' the book, read with enthusiasm,have fun playing the parts, give Ramona and each character a specific voice, Scratch the surface and there's an actor in all us teachers. Reading aloud gives us a natural chance to feel the footlights with our audience sitting in front of us.

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