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(Drop Everything And Read) Day is Beverly Cleary's birthday? D.E.A.R.

( should I go on?) I know you will enjoy these chapter books, too!Įxtra Credit: Did you know that April 12, D.E.A.R. However, if you do want more books in the vein of the old fashioned fun shared by Henry, Ramona, Beezus, Ribsy, Socks, Maggie, Ellen, Otis, Ralph, Emily. I'm pleased to say, I've read almost every single one of her books! If that's not the case for you, I know you will want to check out more of her works before getting to the titles on this list! Before writing this book list for kids who like Beverly Cleary, I had to double check how many of her books I'd read. Her timeless books are an affirmation of her everlasting connection to the pleasures, challenges, and triumphs that are part of every childhood.Did you know that beloved author Beverly Cleary turns 100 this month! It's hard to express how much joy I've gotten from her books, both as a kid, and reading her chapter books to my boys. We at HarperCollins also feel extremely lucky to have worked with Beverly Cleary and to have enjoyed her sparkling wit. Mouse, as true friends who helped shape their growing-up years. Looking back, she’d often say, ‘I’ve had a lucky life,’ and generations of children count themselves lucky too-lucky to have the very real characters Beverly Cleary created, including Henry Huggins, Ramona and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. “We are saddened by the passing of Beverly Cleary, one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time,” Suzanne Murphy, the President and Publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books said in a statement. Henshaw, as well as a National Medal of Arts for her lifetime of contributions to American literature. She won the National Book Award in 1981 for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Since publishing Henry Huggins in 1950, when she was a librarian, Cleary has sold 85 million copies of her books, which have been translated into 29 different languages. Legend of children’s literature Beverly Cleary died on March 25th in Carmel, California, HarperCollins announced on Friday.