书名：Ramona and Her Father 雷梦拉与爸爸
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数840L
作者：Beverly Cleary
出版社名称：HarperCollins
出版时间：2001
语种：英文 
ISBN：9780380709168
商品尺寸：13 x 1 x 19.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：208

★纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖
★美国图书馆协会优秀童书
★波士顿全球号角书奖银奖
★美国父母选择奖金奖
★国际阅读协会/美国童书协会“儿童评选喜爱童书”
★被翻译成十几种语言，改编成电影和电视剧

“永远的雷梦拉”系列是美国哈珀·柯林斯出版集团的一套看家畅销书和长销书，共计八册，全球销量超过3000万册，是美国儿童文学史上经典的阳光女孩形象。该系列荣获纽伯瑞银奖、美国国家图书奖等多项大奖，被美国图书馆协会和童书理事会列为推荐书目，同时被权威儿童教育和文学专家收录在《朗读手册》和《给孩子的100本书》中。

Ramona and Her Father《雷梦拉与爸爸》是雷梦拉系列的其中一本，曾获得纽伯瑞银奖。雷梦拉用她的成长经历映射出时代的光辉，在她的成长道路上，她遇到了每个人都曾经遇到的困难，也让每个小读者在自己身上都能找到雷梦拉的影子。她是每个小女孩心中的偶像，也是美国儿童文学史上永恒的经典形象。

媒体推荐：
“克莱瑞通过雷梦拉的眼睛展示给我们真实的生活，告诉年少的读者们，他们并不孤独。” ——《科克斯书评》杂志

“能同时获得读者和评论家的一致好评实属难得，从克莱瑞的作品中，每个人都能感受到一种愉悦的氛围。无论是雷梦拉的冒险经历还是她的休闲生活，都如此真实地再现了生活的原貌。” ——《纽约时报》

“真实，温暖，又能让人发笑。” ——《书单》杂志

“克莱瑞万岁！勇敢的一年级，勇敢的雷梦拉！” ——《阅读教师》杂志

Seven-year-old Ramona Quimby’s world is turned upside-down when her father unexpectedly loses his job. Things grow tense in the Quimby house, but Ramona resolves to help in any way she can—even downsizing her Christmas list. But with bills piling up and her parents constantly stressed, Ramona wonders if life will ever go back to normal.
Beverly Cleary’s Newbery Honor Book depicts an average middle-class family dealing with the realities of life. With the perfect mix of humor and warmth, Ramona shines as a spirited girl with her heart set on helping.
Supports the Common Core State Standards

Review
“True, warm-hearted, and funny.” —Booklist

每个月爸爸发薪水的日子都是全家高兴的一天，因为这一天爸爸会买礼物送给雷梦拉和她的姐姐，甚至还会带上全家到餐馆吃大餐。
但是有一天，雷梦拉无意间听到了一个噩耗——爸爸失业了。从此以后，妈妈不得不去找了一个很辛苦的工作来维持家计，而雷梦拉这个小大人又准备担负起家庭的重担了。
在圣诞节快要来临之际，雷梦拉许下了自己小小的愿望——希望爸爸能够早日找到工作。到底家中能不能再度回复往日的欢笑呢？她的愿望能不能实现呢？让我们拭目以待吧！
Trouble in the Quimby house
When her father loses his job, Ramona decides to help out. Maybe she could earn a million dollars making a TV commercial, or get her father to stop smoking to save money (and his lungs)—she is full of ideas. Some work, some don’t. But when her father says he wouldn’t trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows all is right in her world.

贝芙莉·克莱瑞1916年生于美国的俄勒冈州，她自小受到做图书馆管理员母亲的熏陶，喜爱看书，从小就立志要写一些关于童年趣事以及身边小朋友的图书。贝芙莉曾在华盛顿大学致力于研究儿童图书的图书馆管理工作，并在日后成为一名图书馆的管理员。
贝芙莉的灵感大多来自她日常的生活体验及周遭的环境。她的书为她赢得了许多著名的奖项，其中《亲爱的汉修先生》获得了1984年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖，并同时为她赢得了1983年美国文学杰出贡献奖；“永远的雷梦拉系列”中的三部作品分别获得纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖和美国国家图书奖。她的作品被译成十多种语言，全球销量高达9100万册，其中畅销的“永远的雷梦拉系列”销量突破3000万册，至今畅销不衰，还曾被改编为电视剧，深受孩子们的喜爱。2003年贝芙莉获得美国国会颁发的美国国家荣誉艺术奖章。

Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon, and, until she was old enough to attend school, lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. There Mrs. Cleary learned to love books. Mrs. Cleary’s hobbies are travel and needlework.

“Ye-e-ep!” sang Ramona Quimby one warm September afternoon, as she knelt on a chair at the kitchen table to make out her Christmas list. She had enjoyed a good day in second grade, and she looked forward to working on her list. For Ramona a Christmas list was a list of presents she hoped to receive, not presents she planned to give. “Ye-e-ep!” she sang again.
“Thank goodness today is payday,” remarked Mrs. Quimby, as she opened the refrigerator to see what she could find for supper.
“Ye-e-ep!” sang Ramona, as she printed mice or ginny pig on her list with purple crayon. Next to Christmas and her birthday, her father’s payday was her favorite day. His payday meant treats. Her mother’s payday from her part—time job in a doctor’s office meant they could make payments on the bedroom the Quimbys had added to their house when Ramona was in first grade.
“What’s all this yeeping about?” asked Mrs. Quimby.
“I’m making a joyful noise until the Lord like they say in Sunday school,” Ramona explained. “Only they don’t tell us what the joyful noise sounds like so I made up my own.” Hooray and wow, joyful noises to Ramona, had not sounded right, so she had settled on yeep because it sounded happy but not rowdy. “Isn’t that all right?” she asked, as she began to add myna bird that talks to her list.
“Yeep is fine if that’s the way you feel about it,” reassured Mrs. Quimby.
Ramona printed coocoo dock on her list while she wondered what the treat would be this payday. Maybe, since this was Friday, they could all go to a movie if her parents could find one suitable. Both Ramona and her big sister, Beezus, christened Beatrice, wondered what went on in all those other movies. They planned to find out the minute they were grown up. That was one thing they agreed on. Or maybe their father would bring present, a package of colored paper for Ramona, a paperback book for Beezus.