| Ramona Geraldine Quimby | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Henry Huggins (1950) |
| Last appearance | Ramona's World (1999) |
| Created by | Beverly Cleary |
| Portrayed by | Sarah Polley (Ramona) Joey King (Ramona and Beezus) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Imaginator and Beezus' Best Friend |
| Family | Mr. Robert Quimby (Father) Mrs. Dorothy Quimby (Mother) Beezus Quimby (Older Sister & Best Friend) Roberta Quimby (Younger Sister) Beatrice (Aunt) Howie Kemp (Uncle Hobart's nephew) Picky - Picky (Late pet Cat) |
Ramona Geraldine Quimby is a fictional character in an eponymous series of novels by Beverly Cleary, published from the 1950s to 1990s.[1] She starts out in the Henry Huggins series as the pestering younger sister of Henry's new best friend Beatrice, called "Beezus" by Ramona and her family. She was then given a larger role in the novel Beezus and Ramona and became the protagonist of her own book in Ramona the Pest.
The series concentrates on Ramona from nursery school to 4th grade, touching on social issues such as a parent losing their job, financial instability, the death of a family pet, school bullies, divorce, marriage, sibling relations and experiencing the addition of a new sibling, and more, all of which explore growing up in middle-class America.[2]