Beezus & Ramona - Beverly Cleary

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book aloud with my kids (6 and 4yo). They loved it. My 6-year-old son - who can be somewhat ambivalent to read alouds unless they're pictures books - loved it. We typically do chapter books at lunch and picture books at bed. He consistently brought me this book to read at night too.
We learned a lot of good vocabulary. I don't remember Ramona being such a brat (with little discipline) when I read the books as a child myself, but it provided a lot of good discussion.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins - Richard Atwater

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Newbery Honor book from 1939, this fanciful tale about an average man (and his family) who unexpectedly receives a penguin is cute. I did try to read it to my three- and four-year-olds. They lost interest after the first few chapters. But I think they were just not ready for it; nothing against the book itself.

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