Author Beverly Cleary, whose books charmed several generations of young readers and were adapted for film and television, has died at 104.
She passed Thursday at her longtime home in Carmel, Calif., according to a statement from publisher HarperCollins.“We are saddened by the passing of Beverly Cleary, one of the most beloved children’s authors of all- time.
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.
Mouse, as true friends who helped shape their growing-up years,” said a statement from Suzanne Murphy, president and publisher of HarperCollins
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