Portland, OR, Day 5

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Today was the day I dedicated to my daughter by exploring the world of Beverly Cleary. My daughter is a BIG Ramona Quimby fan.

Here’s what we did on the final day of our trip:

We went to what would have been Ramona’s local public library - in Ramona’s world, it was the Glenwood Library, but in Beverly Cleary’s real world, it is called the Hollywood Branch of the Multnomah County Library.

There is wall-sized map of Beverly Cleary’s neighorhood, which is the neighborhood that she writes about in her stories.

The children’s librarian gave us a map to take with us.

Our first stop was the Grant Park, where we explored the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden. This is the statue of Ramona.

This is Henry Huggins, Beverly Cleary’s first character.

And this is Henry’s dog Risby.

And this is the real Klickitat Street, where Ramona Quimby lived, on the corner of 28th Ave and Klickitat.

All in all, a great way to end our trip.

Did I mention that our room at the Bed and Breakfast made us feel like we were in a mansion? Well, check out these pictures …

A very long day of travel tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you all again, on Thursday (1/25/07). I’ve missed you.

Ms McDaniel

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