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From: Katcher, Ruth <Ruth.Katcher>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:55:14 -0400
I have been enjoying this discussion so much. I do have a question about the Ramona books. Like Cleary's others, these have such respect for her characters, as well as humor. They--or at least the first books about Ramona--are the earliest children's books I know of in which the main character is younger than the likely readers. More recent titles featuring a very young protagonist include Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books and Lois Lowry's Sam series. But was Cleary the first contemporary children's book writer to try something like this?
Ruth Katcher Senior Editor HarperCollins Children's Books
Received on Fri 11 Aug 2000 09:55:14 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:55:14 -0400
I have been enjoying this discussion so much. I do have a question about the Ramona books. Like Cleary's others, these have such respect for her characters, as well as humor. They--or at least the first books about Ramona--are the earliest children's books I know of in which the main character is younger than the likely readers. More recent titles featuring a very young protagonist include Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books and Lois Lowry's Sam series. But was Cleary the first contemporary children's book writer to try something like this?
Ruth Katcher Senior Editor HarperCollins Children's Books
Received on Fri 11 Aug 2000 09:55:14 AM CDT
