Beverly Cleary - Wikipedia Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Bunn ( 1916 - 04 - 12 ) April 12, 1916 ( age 102 ) McMinnville, Oregon, U.S. Education Grant High School, Portland, Oregon Alma mater University of California, Berkeley University of Washington Occupation Writer librarian Notable work Henry Huggins series Ramona series The Mouse and the Motorcycle Dear Mr. Henshaw Spouse ( s ) Clarence Cleary ( m. 1940 ; his death 2004 ) Children Awards National Book Award ( 1981 ) Newbery Medal ( 1984 ) Laura Ingalls Wilder Award ( 1975 ) Website beverlycleary.com Beverly Atlee Cleary ( née Bunn ; born April 12, 1916 ) is an American writer of children 's and young adult fiction. One of America 's most successful living authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of Cleary 's best known characters are Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse. The majority of Cleary 's books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised, and she has been credited as one of the first authors of children 's literature to figure emotional realism in the narratives of her characters, often children in middle class families. She won the 1981 National Book Award for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. For her lifetime contributions to American literature, Cleary received the National Medal of Arts, recognition as a Library of Congress Living Legend, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the Association for Library Service to Children. The Beverly Cleary School, a public school in Portland, was named after her, and several statues of her most famous characters were erected in Grant Park, Portland, in 1995. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Critical significance 4 Later life 5 Honors and legacy 6 Works 7 Adaptations 8 See also 9 Notes and references 9.1 Notes 9.2 References 10 External links Early life Cleary as a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, 1938. Beverly Atlee Bunn was born on April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Oregon. Cleary was an only child and lived on a farm in rural Yamhill, Oregon, in her early childhood. Her mother was a schoolteacher and her father was a farmer. She was raised Presbyterian. When she was six years old, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where her father had secured a job as a bank security officer. The adjustment from living in the country to the city was troubling for Cleary, and she struggled in school ; in first grade, her teacher placed her in a group for struggling readers. Cleary said, `` The first grade was separated into three reading groups -- Bluebirds, Redbirds, and Blackbirds. I was a Blackbird. To be a Blackbird was to be disgraced. I wanted to read, but somehow could not. '' With the help of a school librarian who introduced her to books she enjoyed, Cleary caught up by third grade and started to spend a lot of time reading and at the library. By sixth grade, a teacher suggested that Cleary should become a children 's writer based on essays she had written for class assignments. Cleary graduated from Grant High School in Portland. After high school, Cleary entered Chaffey College in Alta Loma, California, with aspirations of becoming a children 's librarian. After two years at Chaffey, she was accepted to the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1938. She also met her future husband, Clarence Cleary, during her time at Berkeley. While in college, Cleary worked odd jobs to pay her tuition, including working as a seamstress and a chambermaid. In 1939, she graduated from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Washington with a Master 's degree in library science and accepted a year - long position as a children 's librarian in Yakima, Washington. Her parents disapproved of her relationship with Cleary, a Roman Catholic, so the couple eloped and were married in 1940. After World War II, they settled in Carmel - by - the - Sea, California. Career After her graduation from the University of Washington in 1939, she served as a children 's librarian in Yakima, Washington, and then as the post librarian at the U.S. Army Hospital in Oakland, California. In 1942 she began working as a full - time writer for children. As a children 's librarian, Cleary empathized with her young patrons, who had difficulty finding books with characters they could identify with, and she struggled to find enough books to suggest that would appeal to them. After a few years of making recommendations and performing live storytelling in her role as librarian, Cleary decided to start writing children 's books about characters that young readers could relate to. Cleary has said, `` I believe in that ' missionary spirit ' among children 's librarians. Kids deserve books of literary quality, and librarians are so important in encouraging them to read and selecting books that are appropriate. '' Cleary 's first book, Henry Huggins ( 1950 ), was accepted for immediate publication and was the first in a series of fictional chapter books about Henry, his dog Ribsy, his neighborhood friend Beezus and her little sister Ramona. Like many of her later works, Henry Huggins is a novel about people living ordinary lives and is based on Cleary 's own childhood experiences, the kids in her neighborhood growing up, as well as children she met while working as a librarian. Cleary 's first book to center a story on the Quimby sisters, Beezus and Ramona, was published in 1955. A publisher asked her to write a book about a kindergarten student. Cleary resisted, because she had not attended kindergarten, but later changed her mind after the birth of her twins. She has written two memoirs, A Girl from Yamhill ( 1988 ) and My Own Two Feet ( 1995 ). During a 2011 interview for the Los Angeles Times, at age 95, Cleary stated, `` I 've had an exceptionally happy career. '' Critical significance Cleary 's books have been historically noted for their attention to the daily minutae of childhood, specifically the experience of children growing up in middle class families. Leonard S. Marcus, a children 's literature historian, said of Cleary 's work : `` When you 're the right age to read Cleary 's books you 're likely at your most impressionable time in life as a reader. ( Her books ) both entertain children and give them courage and insight into what to expect from their lives. '' Cleary 's employment of humor has also been noted by critics ; Roger Sutton of The Horn Book Magazine notes : `` Cleary is funny in a very sophisticated way. She gets very close to satire, which I think is why adults like her, but she 's still deeply respectful of her characters -- nobody gets a laugh at the expense of another. I think kids appreciate that they 're on a level playing field with adults. '' Pat Pflieger, professor of children 's literature at West Chester University, commented : `` Cleary 's books have lasted because she understands her audience. She knows they 're sometimes confused or frightened by the world around them, and that they feel deeply about things that adults can dismiss. '' Eliza Dresang, professor in children and youth services at the University of Washington Information School said, `` Those books do n't seem so radical now, but they were when she was writing them. '' Dresang also said the topics covered were portrayed with honesty and accuracy. Twentieth - Century Children 's Writers said, `` Beverly Cleary 's impact as a children 's writer can not be overestimated... her extraordinary talent in creating memorable young characters whose exuberant spirit and zest for life attract young and old readers alike. '' Later life In 1955 Cleary gave birth to twins, Malcolm and Marianne. Cleary has lived in Carmel Valley, California, since before her husband 's death in 2004 ; as of 2016, she lives in a retirement home there. Cleary celebrated her 102nd birthday on April 12, 2018, an event that was noted in several news sources. Honors and legacy Statue of Ramona Quimby in Grant Park, Portland. In 1975, Cleary won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association for `` substantial and lasting contributions to children 's literature ''. She was U.S. nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984. In April 2000 she was named Library of Congress Living Legend in the writers and artists category for her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States. She received the National Medal of Arts in 2003. Cleary 's books have been published in over 25 different languages and have been recognized by many awards and honors. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal in 1984, and Newbery Honors were conferred on Ramona and Her Father in 1978 and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 in 1982. She won the 1981 National Book Award in category children 's fiction ( paperback ) for Ramona and Her Mother, a William Allen White Children 's Book award for Socks ( 1973 ), the Catholic Library Association 's Regina Medal ( 1980 ), and the Children 's Book Council 's Every Child Award ( 1985 ). In 2012, Ramona the Pest was ranked number 24 among all children 's novels in a survey published by the School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily U.S. audience. The Mouse and the Motorcycle ( 89 ) and Ramona and Her Father ( 94 ) were also among the top 100. Publisher HarperCollins recognizes her birthday, April 12, as National Drop Everything and Read Day ( DEAR ), in promotion of sustained silent reading. In Portland, Oregon, the Hollywood branch of the Multnomah County Library, near where she lived as a child, commissioned a map of Henry Huggins 's Klickitat Street neighborhood for its lobby wall. Statues of her characters Henry Huggins, the Huggins 's dog Ribsy, and Ramona Quimby can be found in The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children, which is part of Portland 's Grant Park in the Hollywood - Fernwood neighborhood. In June 2008, the neighborhood 's K - 8 school, formerly Fernwood Grammar School and once attended by Cleary, was officially renamed Beverly Cleary School. In 2004, the University of Washington Information School completed fund - raising 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 university 's Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award, the highest honor the University of Washington can bestow on a graduate. Cleary has a 220 - student residential hall at the University of California, Berkeley, named after her, called Beverly Cleary Hall. Cleary has been mentioned as a major influence by other authors, including Laurie Halse Anderson, Judy Blume, Lauren Myracle, and Jon Scieszka. Works Henry Huggins, Morrow, 1950 † Ellen Tebbits, Morrow, 1951 Henry and Beezus, Morrow, 1952 † Otis Spofford, Morrow, 1953 Henry and Ribsy, Morrow, 1954 † Beezus and Ramona, Morrow, 1955 ‡ Fifteen, Morrow, 1956 Henry and the Paper Route, Morrow, 1957 † The Luckiest Girl, Morrow, 1958 Jean and Johnny, Morrow, 1959 The Hullabaloo ABC, Parnassus, 1960 The Real Hole, Morrow, 1960 Leave It To Beaver, Berkley, 1960 Beaver and Wally, Berkley, 1961 Here 's Beaver !, Berkley, 1961 Two Dog Biscuits, Morrow, 1961 Emily 's Runaway Imagination, Morrow, 1961 Henry and the Clubhouse, Morrow, 1962 † Sister of the Bride, Morrow, 1963 Ribsy, Morrow, 1964 † The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Morrow, 1965 The Growing - Up Feet, Morrow, 1967 Mitch and Amy, Morrow, 1967 Ramona the Pest, Morrow, 1968 ‡ Runaway Ralph, Morrow, 1970 Socks, Morrow, 1973 Ramona the Brave, Morrow, 1975 ‡ Ramona and Her Father, Morrow, 1977 ‡ Ramona and Her Mother, Morrow, 1979 ‡ Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Morrow, 1981 ‡ Ralph S. Mouse, Morrow, 1982 Dear Mr. Henshaw, Morrow, 1983 Ramona Forever, Morrow, 1984 ‡ The Ramona Quimby Diary, Morrow, 1984 Lucky Chuck, Morrow, 1984 Janet 's Thingamajigs, Morrow, 1987 A Girl from Yamhill, Morrow, 1988 Muggie Maggie, Morrow, 1990 Strider, Morrow, 1991 Petey 's Bedtime Story, Morrow, 1993 My Own Two Feet, Morrow, 1995 Ramona 's World, Morrow, 1999 ‡ Two Times the Fun ( omnibus containing The Real Hole, Two Dog Biscuits, The Growing - Up Feet, and Janet 's Thingamajigs ), Morrow, 2005 † Henry Huggins series ( 1950 -- 1964 ) ‡ Ramona series ( 1955 -- 1999 ) Adaptations Ramona ( 1988 ) : 10 - part Canadian TV series starred Sarah Polley as 8 - year - old Ramona Quimby. Ramona and Beezus ( 2010 ) : Movie starring Joey King as Ramona and Selena Gomez as Beezus. See also Children 's literature portal Oregon portal Notes and references Explanatory notes Jump up ^ Cleary won the 1981 National Book Award for paperback children 's fiction. From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Award history there were dual awards for hardcover and paperback books in many categories. Most of the paperback award - winners were reprints, including Ramona and Her Mother ( 1979 ). Notes Jump up ^ Springen, Karen ( April 2, 2006 ), Beverly Cleary, Age 90, Newsweek, retrieved April 3, 2016 Jump up ^ Discover Author Beverly Cleary, Harper Collins, retrieved April 3, 2016 Jump up ^ Larson, Sarah ( April 11, 2016 ). `` Beverly Cleary, Age 100 ''. The New Yorker. Retrieved April 30, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Schwarz, Benjamin ( July 2011 ). `` My Ramona : How Beverly Cleary Captured Childhood ''. The Atlantic. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ National Book Awards -- 1981, National Book Foundation, 1981, retrieved April 4, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Beverly Cleary '', The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press, 2013, retrieved April 4, 2016 ^ Jump up to : `` Beverly Cleary ''. Biography.com. The Biography Channel. Retrieved May 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Paul, Pamela ( April 8, 2011 ). `` The Ageless Appeal of Beverly Cleary ''. The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Gibbs, Hope Katz ( April 2010 ). `` Bevery Cleary 's World : Author Spotlight ( reprinted from April 2010 ) ''. The Costco Connection. p. 37. ^ Jump up to : Shepherd - Hayes 1996, p. 6. Jump up ^ `` The writing roots of a Yamhill girl : Essay on Beverly Cleary ''. The Oregonian. June 9, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Biography : Beverly Cleary ''. Scholastic Teachers. Retrieved April 3, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Ulin, David L ( April 17, 2011 ), `` Beverly Cleary 's ' exceptionally happy career ' '', Los Angeles Times, retrieved April 3, 2016 ^ Jump up to : Hewitt, Scott ( April 2, 2016 ), As her 100th birthday nears, Cleary the subject of a new documentary, Columbian Arts, retrieved April 3, 2016 Jump up ^ Brown, Rachael ( June 6, 2011 ). `` A Beverly Cleary Pilgrimage, From Yamhill to Klickitat Street ''. The Atlantic. Retrieved May 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Harmanci, Reyhan ( Summer 2010 ), `` Extraordinarily Ordinary : Beverly Cleary Still Making Magic for Young Readers '', California Magazine, retrieved 3 April 2016 ^ Jump up to : Chung, Nicole ( April 12, 2016 ). `` 7 things you did n't know about Beverly Cleary ''. 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E1 - E2, retrieved April 3, 2016 Jump up ^ Sollosi, Mary ( April 12, 2016 ), `` Ramona Quimby 's greatest mishaps, in honor of Beverly Cleary 's 100th birthday '', Entertainment Weekly ^ Jump up to : Cleary, Beverly. `` An Interview with Beverly Cleary '' ( PDF ). Beverly Cleary Official Site ( Interview ). Interview with HarperCollins. Retrieved April 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Mead, Wendy ( April 12, 2016 ), `` Happy 100th, Beverly Cleary ! Celebrating the Kid 's Lit Icon '', Bio, A&E Television Networks Jump up ^ `` Beverly Cleary, Age 90 ''. Newsweek. April 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Stewart, Mark ( September 2008 ). `` Kids Like Us ''. Columns. The University of Washington Alumni Association. Retrieved April 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Chevalier, Tracy ( editor ), Twentieth - Century Children 's Writers, St. James Press, 1989 ; Jump up ^ Gumbrecht, Jamie ; Hetter, Katia ( April 11, 2016 ). `` Happy 100th birthday, Beverly Clear ! ''. CNN. Retrieved December 29, 2016. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Clarence T. Cleary ''. The Monterey Herald. June 25, 2004. Jump up ^ Jaeger - Miller, Melissa ( April 11, 2016 ). `` Beverly Cleary Is Turning 100, But She Has Always Thought Like A Kid ''. NPR. Retrieved December 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Krug, Nora ( April 3, 2016 ). `` Beverly Cleary on turning 100 : Kids today ' do n't have the freedom ' I had ''. Washington Post. Jump up ^ Maughan, Shannon ( April 6, 2016 ). `` Beverly Cleary, on Turning 100 ''. Publishers Weekly. Jump up ^ Kristof, Nicholas ( April 9, 2016 ). `` Happy Birthday, Beverly Cleary ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners '' Archived April 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine... Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ). American Library Association ( ALA ). Retrieved June 8, 2013. `` About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award '' Archived April 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine... ALSC. ALA. Retrieved June 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Candidates for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 1956 -- 2002 ''. The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, 1956 -- 2002. IBBY. Gyldendal. 2002. Pages 110 -- 18. Hosted by Austrian Literature Online ( literature.at ). Retrieved July 14, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Meet Authors & Illustrators : Beverly Cleary ''. Children 's Literature ( childrenslit.com ). Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013. Material contributed by HarperCollins Publishers. Jump up ^ `` President Bush Announces 2003 Medal of Arts Recipients ''. National Endowment for the Arts ( nea.gov ). November 12, 2003. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013. With linked photos and brief biographies. ^ Jump up to : `` Beverly Cleary Bibliography ''. Scholastic. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Bird, Elizabeth ( July 7, 2012 ). `` Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results ''. A Fuse # 8 Production. Blog. School Library Journal ( blog.schoollibraryjournal.com ). Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Drop Everything And Read ''. HarperCollins Publishers ( dropeverythingandread.com ). Retrieved July 16, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden ''. Multnomah County Library. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Stern, Hank ( June 5, 2008 ). `` Hurray for Ramona and Ribsy ! Northeast Portland School to be named for Beverly Cleary ''. Willamette Week. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Headlines -- Information School University of Washington ''. Ischool.washington.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award Winners -- Office of Ceremonies ''. www.washington.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Living at Cal -- Unit 3 ''. Housing.berkeley.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Staino, Rocco ( April 11, 2010 ). `` Beverly Cleary Turns 94 ''. School Library Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1950 ). Henry Huggins. ISBN 978 - 0 - 440 - 43551 - 8. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1951 ). Ellen Tebbits. ISBN 978 - 0 - 061 - 97216 - 4. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1952 ). Henry and Beezus. ISBN 978 - 0 - 380 - 70914 - 4. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1953 ). Otis Spofford. ISBN 978 - 0 - 688 - 21720 - 4. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1954 ). Henry and Ribsy. ISBN 978 - 0 - 061 - 97220 - 1. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1955 ). Beezus and Ramona. ISBN 978 - 0 - 688 - 21076 - 2. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1956 ). Fifteen. ISBN 978 - 0 - 140 - 30948 - 5. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1957 ). Henry and the Paper Route. ISBN 978 - 0 - 062 - 65238 - 6. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1958 ). The Luckiest Girl. ISBN 978 - 0 - 688 - 31741 - 6. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1959 ). Jean and Johnny. ISBN 978 - 0 - 440 - 94358 - 7. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1960 ). The Hullabaloo ABC. ISBN 978 - 0 - 688 - 15182 - 9. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1960 ). The Real Hole. ISBN 978 - 0 - 688 - 05850 - 0. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1961 ). Beaver and Wally. ISBN 978 - 0 - 884 - 11248 - 8. Jump up ^ Cleary, Beverly ( 1961 ). Here 's Beaver !. OCLC 8479760. Jump up ^ `` All Beverly Cleary Titles ''. The World of Beverly Cleary. Retrieved April 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ramona on PBS ''. TV Guide. Retrieved April 7, 2013. References Shepherd - Hayes, Deborah ( 1996 ). A Guide for Using The Mouse and the Motorcycle in the Classroom. Teacher Created Resources. ISBN 978 - 1 - 557 - 34529 - 5. External links Library resources about Beverly Cleary Resources in your library Resources in other libraries By Beverly Cleary Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beverly Cleary. Official website Biography and interviews Beverly Cleary at The Oregon Encyclopedia `` Beverly Cleary, Age 90 '' ( 2006 interview ) at Newsweek `` Beverly Cleary, Getting the Best Out of Her ' Pest ' '' ( 2006 interview ) at NPR Cultural and historical Grant Park statues at Multnomah County Library `` Beverly Cleary : The Girl from Yamhill '' ( 2009 profile ) at Central Rappahannock Regional Library `` Kids Like Us '' ( 2008 profile ) in the University of Washington alumni magazine, based on interview Maurer, Elizabeth ( 2016 ), `` Honoring Beverly Cleary '', National Women 's History Museum Research resources Works by or about Beverly Cleary in libraries ( WorldCat catalog ) Beverly Cleary at Library of Congress Authorities, with 100 catalog records Discovering Beverly Cleary Page and documentary produced by Oregon Art Beat Works by Beverly Cleary Henry Huggins Henry Huggins Henry and Beezus Henry and Ribsy Henry and the Paper Route Henry and the Clubhouse Ribsy Ramona Quimby Beezus and Ramona Ramona the Pest Ramona the Brave Ramona and Her Father Ramona and Her Mother Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Ramona Forever Ramona 's World Ralph S. Mouse The Mouse and the Motorcycle Runaway Ralph Ralph S. Mouse First Love Fifteen The Luckiest Girl Jean and Johnny Sister of the Bride Ellen & Otis Ellen Tebbits Otis Spofford Leigh Botts Dear Mr. Henshaw Strider Leave It to Beaver Leave It to Beaver Here 's Beaver ! Beaver and Wally Picture books The Hullabaloo ABC The Real Hole Two Dog Biscuits The Growing - Up Feet Lucky Chuck Janet 's Thingamajigs Petey 's Bedtime Story Other fiction Emily 's Runaway Imagination Mitch and Amy Socks Muggie Maggie Related media Ramona Ramona and Beezus Autobiographies A Girl From Yamhill My Own Two Feet Henry Huggins and Ramona by Beverly Cleary Henry Huggins novels Henry Huggins Henry and Beezus Henry and Ribsy Henry and the Paper Route Henry and the Clubhouse Ribsy Ramona novels Beezus and Ramona Ramona the Pest Ramona the Brave Ramona and Her Father Ramona and Her Mother Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Ramona Forever Ramona 's World Characters Henry Huggins Ramona Quimby Beezus Quimby Ribsy Picky - picky Howie Kemp Mrs. Swink Susan Kushner Davy Roberta Quimby Mrs. Dorothy Quimby Mr. Robert Quimby Adaptations Ramona ( TV ) Ramona and Beezus ( film ) Illustrators Louis Darling Tracy Dockray BNF : cb11897001k ( data ) GND : 119024039 ISNI : 0000 0001 2137 9548 LCCN : n50040968 NDL : 00436147 SNAC : w6zg6xjz SUDOC : 026791013 VIAF : 68927197 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly_Cleary&oldid=843080587 '' Categories : 1916 births American centenarians American children 's writers American librarians American women writers Berkeley Student Cooperative alumni Grant High School ( Portland, Oregon ) alumni Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal winners Living people National Book Award for Young People 's Literature winners Newbery Medal winners Newbery Honor winners United States National Medal of Arts recipients People from Carmel - by - the - Sea, California People from McMinnville, Oregon University of California, Berkeley alumni University of Washington alumni Writers from Portland, Oregon American women children 's writers Women librarians Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Extra text : editors list CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Français 한국어 עברית മലയാളം Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 May 2018, at 18 : 55. 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Question: when was beverly cleary's first book published
Answer: Henry Huggins