Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Atlee Clearyis 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 her best known characters are Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth12 April 1916
CityMcminnville, OR
CountryUnited States of America
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.
When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.
If we finished our work, the teacher would say, 'Now don't read ahead.' But sometimes I hid the book I was reading behind my geography book and did read ahead. You can hide a lot behind a geography book.
Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.
I wrote books to entertain. I'm not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I shut the book.
Children want to do what the grownups do. Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.
My books take place in a very specific neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. It must be the most stable neighborhood in the United States.
The exterior circumstances have certainly changed for many children. The world is not the safe place it was when I was growing up.
I read my books aloud before they were published.
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.
Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work.
I wanted to be a ballerina. I changed my mind.
I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.
All knowledge is valuable to a librarian.