And if you have kids, you can use this to enter them in to the world of ramona quimby. While the movie doesnt follow the storyline of the book beezus and ramona 1955, the themes and characters overlap. Her characters, including henry huggins, beezus and ramona quimby, ellen tebbits, and otis spofford, as well as ribsy, socks, and ralph s. Jul 23, 2010 directed by elizabeth allen rosenbaum. Jul 11, 2010 watch the official ramona and beezus trailer featuring selena gomez.
Jul 23, 2010 ramona has been making trouble ever since the 1950s, when she first appeared in print. The ramona quimby, age 8 community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Ramona and beezus on the whole was a charming movie. Kushner janet wright grandma kemp ruby curtis willa jean hutch dano henry huggins patti allan mrs.
They were also made into the american movie ramona and beezus, released on july 23, 2010, starring joey king as ramona and selena gomez as beezus. Ramona and beezus s adventures are brought together on the screen with a magic just as real as the words on the pages. The ramona quimby, age 8 community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and. Ramona and beezus 2010 cast and crew ramona quimby joey king is a plucky youngster with an irrepressible sense of fun and mischief a fact that keeps her big sister, beezus, on her toes. Jul 12, 2010 ramona and beezus is an upcoming american film adaptation, based on the book beezus and ramona and featuring characters from the ramona series of childrens novels by beverly cleary.
Kids will sympathize with gentle beezus as she struggles with her little sister, ramona. Aug 07, 2010 believe it or not, not every movie i enjoy involves large amounts of action. A facilitators guide for youth workers, educators and. Character profile for beezus quimby from beezus and ramona. Ramona and beezuss adventures are brought together on the screen with a magic just as real as the words on the pages. Adapted from beverly cleary s perennially popular book series, the movie stars joey king as ramona quimby, a gradeschooler with a big imagination. Beezus and ramona 1955 ramona is in preschool, and the story is mostly about beezus, who is turning nine. Beatrice beezus quimby is the elder sister of ramona geraldine quimby and roberta quimby, making her the oldest of robert and dorothy quimby. The acting is decent, and all the characters are very likable. Her characters, including beezus and ramona quimby, henry huggins, and ralph, the motorcycleriding mouse, have delighted children for generations. Although the film jumps from book to book, the plot mainly focuses on the seventh book in the series, ramona forever.
Jaqueline rogers has been a professional childrens book illustrator for more than twenty years and has worked on nearly one hundred childrens books. Her characters, including henry huggins, beezus and ramona quimby, ellen tebbits, and otis spofford, as well as ribsy, socks. The adventures of young ramona quimby newcomer joey king and her big. She is first introduced in the henry huggins series of books, as beezuss annoying, fouryearold little sister. Ramona is a dreamer with an overactive imagination. Theres a lot to be said for a simple story, likable characters, and an upbeat message. Even as an adult, her words bring a magic that no other can. As narrator, beezus beatrice quimby introduces the quimby family and friends and thereby sets the scene for the collection of vignettes that trace ramonas tumultuous passage through third grade and through her family relationships. Aug 27, 2010 ramona and beezus is a movie about a girl who gets into all kinds of funny trouble. Ramona and beezus is thoroughly pleasant, and while that may sound like a case of damning a movie with faint praise, the truth is that this is one of the most enjoyable family films of the summer. Ramona and beezus cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Always more easilyembarrassed than ramona, especially as a teen.
So big, in fact, that she often clashes with her nononsense teacher mrs. Cast joey king ramona quimby selena gomez beezus quimby john corbett robert quimby bridget moynahan. Ramona and beezus is a 2010 american family adventure comedy film adaptation based on. With a wild imagination, disregard for order, and an appetite for chaos, ramona makes it hard for beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to beespecially when ramona threatens to ruin beezuss birthday party.
Beverly clearys wonderful stories about beezus, ramona and henry huggins. Believe it or not, not every movie i enjoy involves large amounts of action. A movie, titled ramona and beezus, has also been made. Ramona and beezus 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ramona geraldine bia quimby 1952 in books 2000 in movies is the main protagonist of the ramona and beezis series and is the daughter of robert quimby and dorothy quimby. If you were a fan of the books, you must have this movie. Many kids i know myself included loved the ramona books because she was active, she did things, and things happened because of her. She also has an older sister, beatrice beezus anne quimby and a younger sister, roberta day quimby. At school, she throws a tantrum when provoked by a classmate and is sent home in disgrace. In a revival of nprs in character series, elizabeth. It is one of the few childrens films where the parents are still married to each other and live under the same roof. Ramona and beezus stars selena gomez, joey king, ginnifer. My favorite part was when henry hutch dano was dancing weird.
Ramona exasperates beezus with her high spirits and wild imagination. Ramona and beezus cast and crew cast photos and info. Eventually becoming the first book of the ramona series, it was. The characters werent even accurate to their age from the book. Beezus usually disliked ramona s babyish attitude and did not get along with ramona well, often calling her a pest and thinking her difficult, especially when. It was directed by elizabeth allen, coproduced by dune entertainment, di novi pictures, and walden media, written by laurie craig and nick pustay, and produced by denise di novi and alison greenspan with music by mark mothersbaugh.
I think this movie is going to be a fun family experience. Beezus and ramona by beverly cleary, jacqueline rogers, louis. Jul 23, 2010 attention, ramona quimby fans of all ages. Beezus was supposed to be in the fifth or sixth grade, she was supposed to be 11 or 12.
She has another little sister, roberta, and lives with robert and dorothy quimby ramona, in the beginning of the series, has a vivid imagination that often gets her into trouble. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ramona and beezus near you. Jul 23, 2010 ramona quimby selena gomez beezus quimby john corbett robert quimby bridget moynahan dorothy quimby ginnifer goodwin aunt bea josh duhamel hobart jason spevack howie kemp sierra mccormick susan sandra oh mrs. Theres also a romantic substory involving ramonas aunt bea, played by ginnifer. In the book, beezus is struggling with her feelings for her annoying younger sister ramona. Ramona and beezus is a movie about a girl who gets into all kinds of funny trouble. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Ramona in the movie had the dramatic flair i always associated with the ramona of my imagination. Ramona and beezus is an upcoming american film adaptation, based on the book beezus and ramona and featuring characters from the ramona series of childrens novels by beverly cleary. Brings to life the adventures of young ramona quimby from the bestselling books.
Although it jumps from book to book, the plot mainly focuses on this book. She says, it makes the fun parts funner and the scary parts. Ramona and beezus, a liveaction adaptation of the classic childrens books by beverly cleary, certainly fits the bill and is a refreshing change from the hollywood norm. Beverly cleary has written 30plus books, including three about a feisty mouse. The adventurous and creative thirdgrader ramona quimby joey king often finds herself. A movie starring joey king as ramona and selena gomez as beezus. Ramona has been making trouble ever since the 1950s, when she first appeared in print. Now shes the focus of a new movie, ramona and beezus. Tenyearold joey king takes on the iconic role in the new film ramona and beezus, in theaters friday. The adventures of young ramona quimby newcomer joey king and her big sister beezus.
Ramona quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in mrs. Aug 12, 2019 beverly cleary brought childhood to life for me with her characters ramona and beezus. Who are the characters in book beezus and ramona answers. In addition, ramona and beezus, a movie based on clearys ramona quimby and her older sister, beatrice beezus quimby, was released in 2010. I think beezus and ramona was written before ramona the pest but ramona was the secondary character in that book. Jul 23, 2010 ramona and beezus out of 4 starring joey king, selena gomez and john corbett. Beverly clearys ramona quimby by jenkin fulllength play. My daughter picked ramona and beezus for our latest movie night and it was a big hit. Ramona quimby, is a gradeschool student with a big imagination. Watch the official ramona and beezus trailer featuring selena gomez. At home, beezus shows ramona how to spell and write her name, and ramona practices by writing it on the pages of the library book in purple crayon. Ramona and beezus stars selena gomez, joey king, ginnifer goodwin, bridget. Jul 30, 2010 personality ramona beezus character report.
Ramona quimby joey king is a plucky youngster with an irrepressible sense of fun and mischief a fact that keeps her big sister, beezus, on her toes. Ramona and beezus is a 2010 american family adventure comedy film adaptation based on the ramona series of novels written by beverly cleary. Having a little sister like fouryearold ramona isnt always easy for beezus quimby. This makes beezus furious because the book was checked out on her card. Sandra oh greys anatomy plays ramonas third grade teacher, mrs. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As narrator, beezus beatrice quimby introduces the quimby family and friends and thereby sets the scene for the collection of vignettes that trace ramona s tumultuous passage through third grade and through her family relationships. An adventurous young girl uses her imagination to escape her reality, that is quickly spinning out of reach. Meanwhile, ramonas visiting aunt bea ginnifer goodwin is one of the few. This is more of a bridge between the earlier henry huggins series and ramonas own, as beezus never actually had her own series but was a character in. Ramona and beezus stars selena gomez, joey king, ginnifer goodwin, bridget moynahan, john corbett. The book is available in cassette, cd and eaudiobook from random houselistening library.
Beezus real name beatrice is the older sister, and ramona is the younger sister. The films plot jumps between books, mainly focusing on the seventh book, ramona forever. But overall, ramona and beezus is a wholesome movie about a nuclear family. This 1988 10part canadian television series stars sarah polley as 8yearold ramona and lori chodos as beezus. Beezus and ramona is the only book written from beezus perspective, coming after the henry huggins books but before ramona took over the rest of the series. Ramona quimby selena gomez beezus quimby john corbett robert quimby bridget moynahan dorothy quimby ginnifer goodwin aunt bea josh duhamel hobart jason spevack howie kemp sierra mccormick susan sandra oh mrs. Beverly cleary childrens book author of ramona quimby. Ramona and beezus out of 4 starring joey king, selena gomez and john corbett. In the movie, beezus is portrayed by selena gomez and is the deuteragonist of the movie. Beezus and ramona is a 1955 childrens novel written by beverly cleary. Beezus usually disliked ramonas babyish attitude and did not get along with ramona well, often calling her a pest and thinking her difficult, especially when. Beverly cleary brought childhood to life for me with her characters ramona and beezus. With joey king, selena gomez, bridget moynahan, john corbett. Despite the title being an inversion of the first books title beezus and ramona, that book has the least amount of material used in the movie, and most of the films plot actually comes from the fourth and seventh books ramona and her father and ramona forever.
It is the first of clearys books to focus on ramona quimby and her sister beatrice, known as beezus. Parents need to know that ramona and beezus is an adaptation of beverly clearys classic childrens books about impulsive, imaginative ramona quimby and her older sister beezus played by tween favorite selena gomez. How are beverly clearys characters beezus and ramona related. Beezus and ramona is realistic fiction, written from nineyearold beezus s point of view, as she struggles to get along with her fouryearold sister. Ramona and beezus is a cute movie that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Its a sweet, ageappropriate story about family and friendship.