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Colordeagua
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10-25-2003
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 6:01 am
I remember reading Beverly Cleary's books just a few years ago. Children's writer Beverly Cleary turns 90 on Wednesday Talk about staying power! Beverly Cleary, the beloved children's book writer from Oregon, turns 90 on Wednesday. Her best-selling books -- soon to be reissued in new editions -- are just as timeless. The "Ramona" series has been continuously in print for half a century and recently was optioned for a Hollywood film. In honor of Cleary's achievements, Wednesday has been designated National D.E.A.R. Day -- for Drop Everything and Read, a just-for-fun reading time memorialized in "Ramona Quimby, Age 8." You can celebrate with 30 minutes of family reading time or look for special events at bookstores and libraries. Visit www.dropeverythingandread.com to learn more. P-I STAFF and NEWS SERVICES From SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER April 11, 2006 6:15 AM EDT Link
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 6:08 am
That's interesting! I remember reading those books when I was a little guy. Also my little girls always talk about "Dear" time at school. I knew it was about reading but I didn't know what it meant or where the reference came from.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 7:46 am
I am almost positive I read not that long ago there was going to be a Ramona movie. I could have just been dreaming but I don't think so cuz I remember something about Cleary saying she'd been going back and forth with the screenwriter or director or someone about how Ramona should be portrayed and her being very sure what she wanted the movie to be like.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 1:53 pm
Any other Anne (with an "e") of Green Gables fans out there? I was given and read a number of the books as a child. And the Anne movies -- could not have been done any better. Just beautiful. I wonder if the Ramona movie will be live or animated?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 3:04 pm
My kids used to watch Ramona on PBS. Sarah Polley played Ramona. Which segues nicely into Anne Of Green Gables, doesn't it? My daughter and I used to watch the show Avonlea on the Disney channel. I love Anne of Green Gables and loved the movies. I watch them every time they are on.
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Snee
Member
06-26-2001
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 11:39 pm
i have always been a BIG BIG anne fan.
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