Beezus thinks that a trip to the library might just be the solution to her problem. Beezus has read The Littlest Steam Shovel to Ramona hundreds of times. She is so tired of reading that one book that she is desperate to find a new book for her little troublemaker sister.

Ramona is not content to let Beezus check out the books for her. She wants her own card. However, in order for Ramona to have her own library card, she must be able to write her own name. Ramona is convinced that can do it. Beezus is not so sure. The librarian, Miss Greever, takes charge and asks Ramona to write her name on a slip of paper.

      Nothing daunted, Ramona grasped the pencil in her fist and began to write. She bore down so hard that the tip snapped off the lead, but she wrote on. When she laid down the pencil, Beezus picked up the card to see what she had written. The line on the card was filled with:

Miss Greever drops the Ramona's scribbles into the wastebasket. To cheer up Ramona, Beezus lets Ramona hold her card. Ramona can pretend that it is hers. Ramona carries her new book, Steve the Steam Shovel, home happily. Beezus hopes that next time she will pick out a book that does not even mention steam shovels!