I FINALLY READ MUGGIE MAGGIE BY BEVERLY CLEARY

 

It's a really thin middle grade book but it's worth your time!

Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary is a classic middle grade novel (well, it's from the 90s) about a third grader named Maggie who does not see the need to learn cursive because she already knows how to write in print and type on a computer. Her defiance catches the attention of her parents and teacher, and they try clever ways to convince her to learn and write in cursive, one big one being them starting to write everything in cursive to her, which makes her have to learn how to read in it, but it's hard at first. Some kids in her class tease her for her rebelliousness. One kid starts calling her "Muggie Maggie" because she can't write her a's properly in cursive, making her name come out like "Muggie". Eventually her teacher Mrs. Leeper comes up with the best way to convince Maggie to learn cursive for herself. 

This was such a cute and fun book! It's also a super easy, quick read you can finish in one day. Beverly Cleary really knew how a child around that age thinks and acts. That's why she has always been one of my favorite authors since I was a kid. 

Do you like writing in cursive? Do you also like Beverly Cleary's books?