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Forget about irony, witty writing is all it takes to capture a child's imagination | Children


Timeless books by authors such as Beverly Cleary bring far more joy than those that give a knowing wink to parents
‘In Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona we watch as Beezus bribes Ramona to pipe down by reading a book.’ Photograph: Anthony McCartney/AP
‘In Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona we watch as Beezus bribes Ramona to pipe down by reading a book.’ Photograph: Anthony McCartney/AP
Sun 4 Apr 2021 08.00 EDT
Last modified on Sun 4 Apr 2021 08.21 EDT
There’s a child who exists only in fiction, specifically modern fiction aimed at six-year-old girls. Her name, invariably, ends in a “y”. Her tone is perky – or “sassy”, as reviewers occasionally describe it – her speech is arch, and her humour is self-referential. “How many minutes is shortly?” muses one such heroine, from a franchise targeted at the American first grader. “Is it one minute or eight minutes or eleven minutes? On account of it’s one minute, I can wait, probably. ....

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IN MEMORIAM: Death notices in the SNJ this week


JONES
Passed peacefully away on 11th February 2021, aged 82 years.
Loving Husband of Jill, much loved Father of Angela and Adrian and greatly loved Grampy of his Grandson Reece, Father in law to Paul.
Family funeral only.
Donations in memory of Les for Alzheimer’s Research UK can be made online at dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices 11-02-2021-leslie-jones
Funeral enquiries to Philip Ford and Son, 01453 763592.
KIMPTON
Passed away peacefully aged 92, on February 6th 2021, after a short illness.
Dearly beloved wife of the late John Kimpton and adored mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sadly missed by the whole family. ....

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