I was a spunky kid to say the very, very least, so of course — of course — I adored the Ramona books. The illustrations were endearing, the story lines, oh, so clever, but mostly Beverly Cleary gave me a character I could relate with.

As Everleigh gets older, and her outgoing, inquisitive personality blossoms, she reminds me ever-so-much of Cleary’s timeless little girl.

(Source: antonellamiles, via adventuresinlearning)