About

Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary, born April 12, 1916, spent her childhood in Oregon, inspiring the settings of her beloved children's books. After working as a librarian, she began writing to provide more relatable tales for young readers. Cleary's most famous creations include the spunky Ramona Quimby and the adventurous Henry Huggins. Her books have sold over 85 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 30 languages. Cleary received numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal for "Dear Mr. Henshaw" (1983) and the National Book Award for "Ramona and Her Father" (1978). Her books have garnered critical praise for their realistic characters, heartwarming stories, and ability to connect with young readers.

Book Series by Beverly Cleary

Henry Huggins Series

Henry Huggins

1950

Henry and Beezus

1952

Henry and Ribsy

1953

Henry and the Paper Route

1957

Henry and the Clubhouse

1962

Ribsy

1964

Ellen & Otis Series

Ellen Tebbits

1951

Otis Spofford

1953

Ramona Quimby Series

Beezus and Ramona

1955

Ramona the Pest

1968

Ramona the Brave

1975

Ramona and Her Father

1977

Ramona and Her Mother

1979

Ramona Quimby, Age 8

1981

Ramona Forever

1984

Ramona's World

1999

Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction

The Beezus and Ramona Diary

1986

Just for Me (Short Story)

2013

First Love Series

Fifteen

1956

The Luckiest Girl

1958

Jean and Johnny

1959

Sister of the Bride

1963

Ralph S. Mouse Series

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1965

Runaway Ralph

1970

Ralph S. Mouse

1982

Leigh Botts Series

Dear Mr. Henshaw

1983

Strider

1991

Beverly Cleary Other Novels

Beaver and Wally

1961

Emily's Runaway Imagination

1961

Here's Beaver!

1961

Ribsy and the P.T.A. (Short Story)

1963

Mitch and Amy

1967

Socks

1973

Leave It to Beaver

1978

Young Love

1982

Lucky Chuck (Short Story)

1984

Here Come The Twins (Short Story)

1989

The Twins Again (Short Story)

1989

Mouse House Trio

1989

Muggie Maggie (Short Story)

1990

Beverly Cleary Short Story Collections

Two Times the Fun (Short Story)

2005

Beverly Cleary Picture Books

The Hullabaloo ABC (Short Story)

1960

The Real Hole (Short Story)

1960

Two Dog Biscuits

1986

Janet's Thingamajigs (Short Story)

1987

The Growing-Up Feet (Short Story)

1987

Petey's Bedtime Story (Short Story)

1993

Beverly Cleary Non-Fiction

A Girl from Yamhill

1988

My Own Two Feet

1995

Avon Camelot Series

Lottie & Lisa ( By: Erich Kastner)

1952

Summerdog Comes Home ( By: George Albert Zabriskie)

1980

A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher ( By: Mike Thaler)

1981

Baseball Fever ( By: Ray Cruz, Johanna Hurwitz)

1981

The Trouble with Tuck ( By: Theodore Taylor)

1981

Irma and Jerry ( By: George Selden)

1982

Basic Fun ( By: Susan Drake Lipscomb, Margaret Ann Zusnich)

1982

Esp McGee ( By: Edward Packard)

1983

Tunnel to Yesterday ( By: Jerome Beatty Jr.)

1983

Bet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You ( By: Vicki Cobb)

1983

Rich Mitch ( By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)

1983

Summerdog ( By: Thom Roberts)

1983

Bet You Can't! ( By: Kathy Darling, Vicki Cobb)

1983

The Earth is Flat--And Other Great Mistakes ( By: Laurence Pringle)

1983

Behind the Attic Wall ( By: Sylvia Cassedy)

1983

Peggy Fleming: Portrait of an Iceskater ( By: Bruce Curtis, Stephanie Young)

1984

Gremlins ( By: George Gipe)

1984

Maura's Angel (Short Story) ( By: Lynne Reid Banks)

1984

The Jellyfish Season ( By: Mary Downing Hahn)

1985

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1 ( By: Andrew Glass, Catherine Edwards Sadler)

1985

Get Rich Mitch! ( By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)

1985

Mystery of the Melted Diamonds ( By: Carol Farley)

1986

Ukrainian Egg Mystery ( By: George E. Stanley)

1986

Moroccan Mystery ( By: Thomas McKean)

1986

Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol ( By: Steve Senn)

1986

Flash Fry, Private Eye ( By: Tim Schoch)

1986

The Anti-Peggy Plot ( By: Thomas McKean)

1986

Best Joke Book for Kids 2 ( By: Joan Eckstein)

1987

The Codebreaker Kids ( By: George E. Stanley)

1987

Summer Camp Creeps ( By: Tim Schoch)

1987

The Case of the Lost Look-Alike ( By: Carol Farley)

1988

Breezy ( By: Leda Blumberg)

1988

Racing the Sun ( By: Paul Pitts)

1988

Anne Frank (Short Story) ( By: Johanna Hurwitz)

1989

The Case of the Vanishing Villain ( By: Carol Farley)

1990

Something Upstairs ( By: C.S. Adler)

1990

Ghost Brother ( By: C.S. Adler)

1990

A Haunting in Williamsburg ( By: Lou Kassem)

1990

The Best Ever Kids' Book of Lists ( By: Eugenie Allen)

1991

Ask Me Anything About the Presidents (Short Story) ( By: Louis Phillips)

1992

The Adventures of King Midas ( By: Lynne Reid Banks)

1992

Tons of Trash ( By: Joan Rattner Heilman)

1992

Maria, a Christmas Story (Short Story) ( By: Theodore Taylor)

1992

How to Travel Through Time ( By: James M. Deem)

1993

Lucie Babbidge's House ( By: Sylvia Cassedy)

1993

Beardance ( By: Will Hobbs)

1993

Christmas Countdown (Short Story) ( By: Steve Englehart)

1993

Miss Yonkers Goes Bonkers ( By: Mike Thaler)

1994

The Mummy's Curse ( By: Daniel Cohen)

1994

Super Snoop Sam Snout and the Case of the Missing Marble ( By: Anne C. Lemieux)

1994

Main Street ( By: Susan Kirby)

1994

Comet Luck ( By: Madge Harrah)

1994

Kwanzaa (Short Story) ( By: Mildred Pitts Walter)

1995

Vampire Mom ( By: Don Whittington)

1995

My Own Two Feet

1995

Spookhouse ( By: Don Whittington)

1995

Harry the Poisonous Centipede ( By: Lynne Reid Banks)

1996

Going for the Gold: Shannon Miller ( By: Septima Green)

1996

Four Perfect Pebbles ( By: Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan)

1996

Zombie Queen ( By: Don Whittington)

1996

Freak Show ( By: Don Whittington)

1996

Going to Net ( By: Various)

1996

Tracks in the Snow (Short Story) ( By: Lucy Jane Bledsoe)

1997

Danger Along the Ohio ( By: Patricia Willis)

1997

Lasting Echoes ( By: Joseph Bruchac)

1997

Night of the Chupacabras (Short Story) ( By: Marie G. Lee)

1998

As Ever, Gordy ( By: Mary Downing Hahn)

1998

No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War ( By: Anita Lobel)

1998

Becoming Felix ( By: Nancy Hope Wilson)

1998

Breakaway ( By: Kimberley Griffiths Little)

1998

Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me ( By: Dawn Knight)

1998

It's In Your Hands, Daisy P. Duckwitz ( By: Jacqueline Shannon)

1998

Leaving Summer ( By: Donal Harding)

1998

Flea Circus Summer ( By: Cheryl Ware)

1998

Calling Me Home ( By: Patricia Hermes)

1998

The Pizza That Time Forgot (Short Story) ( By: William DeAndrea, Matthew Deandrea)

1999

Love Me, Love My Broccoli ( By: Julie Anne Peters)

1999

Get on the Net ( By: Robert Pondiscio)

1999

Don't Try This at Home! ( By: Vicki Cobb)

1999

Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters ( By: Bruce Coville)

1999

A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights ( By: Kathleen Krull)

1999

Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors ( By: Bruce Coville)

1999

Green Mango Magic ( By: Sylvie Hossack)

1999

All the Answers ( By: Anne C. Lemieux)

2000

Can of Worms ( By: Kathy MacKel)

2000

Orphan Journey Home ( By: Liza Ketchum)

2000

Bearstone (Short Story) ( By: Will Hobbs)

2000

Alice-by-Accident (Short Story) ( By: Lynne Reid Banks)

2000

Death at Devil's Bridge ( By: Cynthia C. DeFelice)

2000

Beverly Cleary Anthologies

It's Fine to Be Nine

2000

It's Heaven to Be Seven

2000

It's Great to Be Eight

2000

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