Ramona (novel series)

Ramona Book Series
AuthorBeverly Cleary
IllustratorTracy Dockray/Louis Darling/Alan Tiegreen
SeriesRamona Quimby Series
GenreRealistic Fiction
PublisherHarperCollins

The Ramona books are a series of eight humorous children's novels by Beverly Cleary that center on Ramona Quimby, her family and friends. The first book, Beezus and Ramona, appeared in 1955. The final book, Ramona's World, was published in 1999. Two books in the series were named Newbery Honor books, Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Ramona and Her Mother received the National Book Award. Sometimes known as the Beezus and Ramona series, as of 2012, the books were being marketed by HarperCollins as "The Complete Ramona Collection".