She is the creative talent behind such classic works as Henry Higgins, Ramona the Pest and The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Early Lifeīorn Beverly Atlee Bunn on April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Oregon, Beverly Cleary is one of America’s most beloved children’s book authors.
Cleary’s later works include the memoirs, A Girl from Yamhill (1988) and My Own Two Feet (1995), and the children’s novel Ramona’s World (1999). Her stories about Ramona Quimby, which included Ramona the Pest (1968) and Ramona and Her Mother (1979) were a particular favorite for many readers. She soon followed up with more realistic and funny tales of growing up, including Beezus and Ramona (1955) and Henry and the Paper Route (1957).
Beverly Cleary launched her career as a children’s book author with 1950’s Henry Huggins.
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