

Jaqueline Rogers has been a professional children's book illustrator for more than twenty years and has worked on nearly one hundred children's books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations. 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. Henry has a penchant for turning ordinary activities into. In Henry Huggins, readers are introduced to the indomitable young Henry and his dog, Ribsy. The adventures they go on, and the fun times they enjoy together make. For the first time ever, the greatest adventures of Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Clearys Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy, are featured in a. Over time, the Ramona series eclipsed Henry Huggins in terms of widespread recognition, but the Henry books are charming and humorous, and an absolute delight to read aloud. 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. Henry Huggins is a great book about a boy named Henry and his experiences when a stray dog, Ribsy, comes into his life. 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. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing.


McGean.Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. The character of Henry Huggins returned in later books and also in a play which was written by Beverly Cleary and Cynthia J.

The book was a response to a letter from a child saying, "Where are the books about the kids like us?" One critic called the character of "Henry" the "modern Tom Sawyer." According to the author, Beverly Cleary, back in 1949, when she wrote it, she declared that she was surprised to have written it at all. The book was originally illustrated by Louis Darling and later by Tracy Dockray. Henry is an ordinary boy who manages to get into funny scrapes with his dog, Ribsy. Henry Huggins is the first book in the Henry Huggins series of children's novels, written by Beverly Cleary.
