From: Donna Freedman <dfreedman>
Date: 09 Aug 2000 11:37:16 -0800

I think what I appreciate about the "Ramona" series is that Ramona wasn't a brat ? she was simply an intelligent, lively and curious little girl. How could she have known that once her hair was cut off, it would take a long time to grow back? And remember when she opened the washing machine because she wanted to see what it looked like when it was spinning? She was too little to understand that soapy water would fly everywhere. She named her doll "Chevrolet" because she thought it sounded so beautiful, and was puzzled when the other kids laughed. She invited all her friends over to a party
(without asking her mother) because it seemed like such a good idea on a rainy day. I think Ramona speaks to the misunderstood little kid in all of us. There's so much to learn, yet we're discouraged "irritating" others with our questions ? and we're punished or ridiculed for making mistakes we can't help making. Now, permit me to confess: Every time I eat a Fig Newton, I remember Ramona telling her party guests that the filling was made from chopped-up worms.
/Donna Freedman

On Wednesday, August 9, 2000, Beth Wright wrote:
Received on Wed 09 Aug 2000 02:37:16 PM CDT