"...a featherweight G-rated comedy of no consequence, except undoubtedly to kids about Ramona's age."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"...easily the most wholesome movie of the summer, but its squeaky-cleanness never comes at the expense of honesty or character."
— Josh Bell, filmcritic.com"...a sweetened synthesis of stories from the great Beverly Cleary's classic series of kids' books..."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly"...a sprightly, generic kidpic..."
— Justin Chang, Variety"...less Disney than Hallmark Channel, a loose adaptation of Beverly Cleary's first novel in her beloved kid-lit series that's wholesome to the point of being dull."
— Nick Schager, Village Voice