Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults. Her characters are normal children facing the same challenges that every child faces growing up and her stories are liberally laced with humor, making them easy to relate to and hard to put down. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse.

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
• Jean and Johnny (illus. by Joe and Beth Krush) 1959
• Henry and the Clubhouse (illus. by Louis Darling) 1962
• Sister of the Bride 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
• A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir 1988
• Muggie Maggie (illus. by Kay Life) 1990
• Strider (illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky) 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