As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Beverly Cleary is one of America’s most beloved authors. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born! She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. When a young boy asked her, "Where are the books about kids like us?" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved.
Cleary, Beverly: -īeverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. His work is celebrated and immortalized by generations of fans. His illustrations filled the pages of Beverly Cleary's books until his death in 1970. Louis Darling was an illustrator, writer, and environmentalist who was born and lived most of his life in Connecticut. Has Klickitat Street seen the last of rambunctious Ribsy? But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. In Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary's first novel, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside-down when he meets a loveable puppy with a nose for mischief.
This special edition of Henry Huggins features the original illustrations by Louis Darling-the first artist to ever render Henry, Ribsy, Ramona, and Beezus-as well as a foreword written by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi. Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.57 lbs) 160 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship Contributor(s): Cleary, Beverly (Author), Darling, Louis (Illustrator)īinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĬlick for more in this series: Henry Huggins
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