Just about everyone alive today at some point in their childhood became fans of author Beverly Cleary‘s books.
She began writing in 1950 with her first book about rough and tumble third grader Henry Huggins. Beverly later added the classic characters of his neighbors Beezus and Ramona Quimby to her series about the trials and tribulations of elementary school children, for that exact audience.
Beverly passed away at the ripe old age of 104 in Carmel, CA — where she’d lived since the 1960’s — on Mar. 25, 2021. We’ve got five things to know about the beloved children’s author. Beverly studied to become a librarian Beverly’s mom encouraged her daughter and others to read by setting up a small library in their tiny town of Yamhill, OR when
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