Beverly Cleary Quote
After Father had served the chicken and mashed potatoes and peas and Mother had passed the hot rolls, Beezus decidedthe time had come to tell Aunt Beatrice about being Sacajawea. Do you know what I did last week? she began. I want some jelly, said Ramona You mean, 'Please pass the jelly,' corrected Mother while Beezus waited patiently. 'No, what did you do last week? asked Aunt Beatrice. Well, last week I- Beezus began again. like purple jelly better then red jelly, said Ramona. ' Ramona , stop interrupting your sister, said Father. Well, Ido like purple jelly better then red jelly, insisted Ramona.Never mind, said Mother. Go no, Beezus. Last week- said Beezus, looking at her aunt, who smiled as if she understood.Excuse me, Beezus, Mother cut in. Ramona, we do not put jelly on our mashed potatoes. I like jelly on my mashed potatoes.Ramona stirred potato and jelly aroud with her fork. Ramona you heard what your mother said. Father looked stern. If I can ut butter on my mashed potateos, why can't I put jelly? I put butter and jelly on toast, said Ramona. Father couldn't help laughing. That's a hard question to answer. But Mother- Beezus began.I like jelly on my mashed potateos, interrupted Ramona, looking sulky.
After Father had served the chicken and mashed potatoes and peas and Mother had passed the hot rolls, Beezus decidedthe time had come to tell Aunt Beatrice about being Sacajawea. Do you know what I did last week? she began. I want some jelly, said Ramona You mean, 'Please pass the jelly,' corrected Mother while Beezus waited patiently. 'No, what did you do last week? asked Aunt Beatrice. Well, last week I- Beezus began again. like purple jelly better then red jelly, said Ramona. ' Ramona , stop interrupting your sister, said Father. Well, Ido like purple jelly better then red jelly, insisted Ramona.Never mind, said Mother. Go no, Beezus. Last week- said Beezus, looking at her aunt, who smiled as if she understood.Excuse me, Beezus, Mother cut in. Ramona, we do not put jelly on our mashed potatoes. I like jelly on my mashed potatoes.Ramona stirred potato and jelly aroud with her fork. Ramona you heard what your mother said. Father looked stern. If I can ut butter on my mashed potateos, why can't I put jelly? I put butter and jelly on toast, said Ramona. Father couldn't help laughing. That's a hard question to answer. But Mother- Beezus began.I like jelly on my mashed potateos, interrupted Ramona, looking sulky.
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About Beverly Cleary
The majority of Cleary's books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised, and she has been credited as one of the first authors of children's literature to figure emotional realism in the narratives of her characters, often children in middle-class families. Her first children's book was Henry Huggins, which she wrote after receiving a question from a child when Cleary was a librarian. Cleary won the 1981 National Book Award for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. For her lifetime contributions to American literature, she received the National Medal of Arts, recognition as a Library of Congress Living Legend, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the Association for Library Service to Children. The Beverly Cleary School, a public school in Portland, was named after her, and several statues of her most famous characters were erected in Grant Park in 1995. Cleary died on March 25, 2021, at the age of 104.