Emily's Runaway Imagination
by Beverly Cleary Illustrated by Joe Krush, Beth Krush
Set in the 1920s, in small-town America, this joyful story will tickle the imagination of middle-grade readers.
Spunky Emily Bartlett lives in an old farmhouse in Pitchfork, Oregon at a time when automobiles are brand-new inventions and libraries are a luxury few small towns can afford. Her runaway imagination leads her to bleach a horse, hold a very scary sleepover, and get the farm pigs drunk on rotten apples. But can she use her lively mind to help bring a library to Pitchfork?
"Written with Cleary's customary warmth and humor...The time of the story, about 1920, is delightfully brought to life." — Booklist
- Ages
- 8, 9, 10
- Interest Level
- Grades 3 - 5
- Grade Level Equivalent
- 4.8
- Lexile Measure
- 910
- DRA
- 38
- Guided Reading
- P
- Publisher
- HarperTrophy
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Genre
- Comedy and Humor
About the Author and Illustrators
Beverly Cleary
Children's author Beverly Cleary is the creator of the infamous Ramona Quimby. She wrote her first book, Henry Huggins, in her early thirties.
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