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Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is an American author from the state of Oregon. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written over 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice ("Beezus") Quimby, her sister Ramona, and Ralph S. Mouse. She won the Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw in 1984. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. ... This article is about work. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... The Mouse and the Motorcycle book cover The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a childrens novel written by Beverly Cleary, published in 1965. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of juvenile fiction novels by Beverly Cleary. ... Ribsy is a childrens book by Beverly Cleary. ... Beatrice Beezus Quimby is a character from the Henry Huggins and Ramona series of books by Beverly Cleary. ... Ramona is the central character in a popular series of childrens books by Beverly Cleary. ... book cover Ralph S. Mouse is a character appearing in three juvenile fiction novels by Beverly Cleary. ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. ... Dear Mr. ...

Biography

Beverly Cleary (born Beverly Atlee Bunn) was born on April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon. When she was six years old, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she attended elementary and high school. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. It was not until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Thereafter, she was a frequent visitor to the library, though she rarely found the books she most wanted to read — those about children like herself. is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. ... Yamhill County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865 - 1937) was an American childrens book author and illustrator, famous for writing the Twins series of books. ...

In 1934, aged 19, she moved to Ontario, California to attend Chaffey College, from which she earned an Associate of Arts diploma. She worked as a substitute librarian at the Ontario City Library. After graduating with a B.A in English in 1938 from the University of California at Berkeley, she studied at the School of Librarianship at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she earned a degree in librarianship in 1939. Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Image:Chaffee library. ... An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, business colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... Seattle redirects here. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is an information professional trained in library science and information science: the organization and management of information and service to people with information needs. ...

Her first full-time job as a librarian was in Yakima, Washington, where she met many children who were searching for the same books that she had always hoped to find as a child herself. In response, she wrote her first book, Henry Huggins, which was published in 1950. Beezus and Ramona, Cleary's first novel to feature the Quimby sisters as the central focus of the story, was published in 1955, although Beezus and Ramona made frequent appearances in the Henry Huggins series as supporting characters. Location of Yakima in Washington Coordinates: , Country State County Yakima Incorporated December 1, 1883 Government  - Mayor Dave Edler Area  - City 20. ... Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of juvenile fiction novels by Beverly Cleary. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beezus and Ramona is the first of Beverly Clearys books that focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice (Beezus). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Beatrice Beezus Quimby is a character from the Henry Huggins and Ramona series of books by Beverly Cleary. ... Ramona Quimby is a character from a series of novels by Beverly Cleary. ... Henry Huggins is a series of juvenile fiction novels by Beverly Cleary. ...

In 1940 she married Clarence T. Cleary and they moved to Oakland, California. The Clearys became parents to a set of twins, Marianne Elisabeth and Malcolm James, in 1955. Clarence Cleary died in 2004. Beverly Cleary currently lives in Carmel, California. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oakland redirects here. ... For other uses, see Twin (disambiguation). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carmel-by-the-Sea is a city located in Monterey County, California. ...

She has also written two autobiographies, A Girl from Yamhill and My Own Two Feet.

Her books are available in 14 languages in over 20 countries.

Honors and legacies

Cleary has won many awards, including the 1984 Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1975. Cleary received the Library of Congress Living Legends award in the "Writers and Artists" category in April 2000 for her significant contributions to America's cultural heritage. This article is about the year. ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. ... Dear Mr. ... The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association to writers or illustrators of childrens books published in the U.S. who have made substantial and lasting contributions to childrens literature. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... A Library of Congress Living Legend is someone recognized by the Library of Congress for his or her creative contributions to American life. ...

The Hollywood branch of the Multnomah County Library, near where she lived as a child, commissioned a map which is on their lobby wall of Henry Huggins' Klickitat Street neighborhood. Statues of her beloved characters Henry Huggins, the Huggins' dog, Ribsy, and Ramona Quimby can be found in Grant Park in Portland, Oregon. Klickitat Street is an actual street located in Northeast Portland, Oregon. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ...

In 2004, the University of Washington's Information School completed fundraising for the Beverly Cleary Endowed Chair for Children and Youth Services to honor her work and commitment to librarianship. In 2008, the school announced that she had been selected as the next recipient of the Universities Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award, the highest honor that the University of Washington can bestow on a graduate. Her son, Malcom, is scheduled to accept the award on her behalf.^[1] Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is an information professional trained in library science and information science: the organization and management of information and service to people with information needs. ...

She also has a residential hall at the University of California, Berkeley named after her. Sather Tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ...

Bibliography

• Henry Huggins (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1950)
• Ellen Tebbits (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1951)
• Henry and Beezus (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1952)
• Otis Spofford (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1953)
• Henry and Ribsy (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1954)
• Beezus and Ramona (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1955)
• Fifteen (illus. by Joe and Beth Krush) - (1956)
• Henry and the Paper Route (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1957)
• The Luckiest Girl - (1958)
• Jean and Johnny (illus. by Joe and Beth Krush) - (1959)
• The Hullabaloo ABC (illus. by Earl Thollander) - (1960)
• Leave it to Beaver - (1960) (Tie-In based on CBS/ABC TV Series)
• Two Dog Biscuits (illus. by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan) - (1961) (companion to The Real Hole)
• Emily's Runaway Imagination. (Illus. by Joe and Beth Krush.)- (1961)
• Henry and the Clubhouse (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1962)
• Sister of the Bride (illus. by Joe and Beth Krush) - (1963)
• Ribsy (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1964)
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1965)
• Mitch and Amy (illus. by Bob Marstall) - (1967)
• Ramona the Pest (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1968)
• Runaway Ralph (illus. by Louis Darling) - (1970)
• Socks (illus. by Beatrice Darwin) - (1973)
• Ramona the Brave (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1975)
• Ramona and Her Father (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1977)
• Ramona and Her Mother (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1979)
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1981)
• Ralph S. Mouse (illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky) - (1982)
• Dear Mr. Henshaw (illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky) - (1983)
• Ramona Forever (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1984)
• Lucky Chuck (illus. by J. Winslow Higginbottom) - (1984)
• Two Dog Biscuits (illus. by DyAnne Disalvo-Ryan) - (1986) (companion to The Real Hole)
• A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir - (1988)
• Muggie Maggie (illus. by Kay Life) - (1990)
• Strider (illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky) - (1991)
• Runaway Ralph (illus. by Tracy Dockray) - (1991)
• Petey's Bedtime Story (illus. by David Small) - (1993)
• My Own Two Feet - (1995)
• The Hullabaloo ABC (illus. by Ted Rand) - (1998)
• Ramona's World (illus. by Alan Tiegreen) - (1999)

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References

External links

• Grant Park statues
• The world of Beverly Cleary
• Educational Paperback Assn. author profile
• Beverly Cleary, Age 90 (2006 Newsweek Interview)
• Beverly Cleary, Getting the Best Out of Her 'Pest' (2006 NPR Interview)
• Video interview with Beverly Cleary