Like the “Waiting for the Bus” game, just to name one. And THEN, she always seems to turn out to be the key to his success! (Although, in this book, she doesn’t come into the climax as she often does in the other books.)Ģ) I love Beezus! I love how she has all these games to help her deal with her sister. I love how he can’t really stand Ramona Quimby, and yet, he’s so nice that he just puts up with her. WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK…ġ) Henry Huggins is such a likable character. Henry Huggins stood by the front window of his square white house on Klickitat Street and wondered why Sunday afternoon seemed so much longer than any other part of the week.

She’s okay, but her little sister Ramona just makes Henry’s life miserable … But things aren’t easy when your nemesis (Scooter McCarthy) constantly asking about your progress. And so, he sets out to figure out a way to make his dream possible which includes a scheme to sell bubble gum at school. 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.Basic plot: Henry Huggins wants a bicycle more than anything. 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. 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. 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. Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors.

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