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Beverly Cleary (1916–2021)

Auteur van The Mouse and the Motorcycle

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Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916. Her family lived on a small farm in McMinnville, Oregon, before moving to Portland. Ironically, this internationally known author of children's books struggled to learn how to read when she entered school. Before long however Cleary had learned to love toon meer books, and as a child she spent a good deal of her time in the public library. Cleary attended Chaffey Junior College in Ontario, Ca. and went on to earned her first B.A. in 1938 from the University of California at Berkeley. Her second degree, a B.A. in library science, was bestowed by the University of Washington in Seattle in 1939. She worked for a short time as Children's Librarian in Yakima, Washington, before moving to California. Cleary began her writing career in her early thirties. Her first book, Henry Huggins, was published in 1950. Her stories and especially her characters, Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby, have proven popular with young readers. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and are available in over twenty countries. Some of her best-known titles are Ellen Tebbits (1951), Henry and the Paper Route (1957), Runaway Ralph (1970), and Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983). Several television programs have been produced from the Henry Huggins and Ramona stories. She also wrote two memoirs, A Girl from Yamhill (1988) and My Own Two Feet (1995). Cleary has won many awards for her contributions to children's literature, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1975, the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal in 1980, the John Newbery Medal in 1984 and the National Medal of Arts in 2003. Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021 in Carmel, California. She was 104 year old. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Beverly Cleary

The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1965) 10,224 exemplaren
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) 8,896 exemplaren
Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983) 7,774 exemplaren
Ramona the Pest (1968) 7,449 exemplaren
Ralph S. Mouse (1982) 6,931 exemplaren
Beezus and Ramona (1955) 6,684 exemplaren
Ramona and Her Father (1977) 6,525 exemplaren
Runaway Ralph (1970) 6,086 exemplaren
Ramona the Brave (1975) 5,695 exemplaren
Rikkie en Ripsie (1950) 5,271 exemplaren
Ramona and Her Mother (1979) 5,073 exemplaren
Ramona Forever (1984) 5,032 exemplaren
Socks (1973) 4,332 exemplaren
Rikkie en zijn vriendjes (1954) 3,752 exemplaren
Ribsy (1964) 3,463 exemplaren
Ramona's World (1999) 2,958 exemplaren
Muggie Maggie (1990) 2,865 exemplaren
Henry and Beezus (1952) 2,848 exemplaren
Strider (1991) 2,570 exemplaren
Ellen Tebbits (1951) 2,401 exemplaren
Emily's Runaway Imagination (1961) 2,399 exemplaren
Henry and the Paper Route (1957) 2,353 exemplaren
Henry and the Clubhouse (1962) 2,277 exemplaren
Otis Spofford (1953) 1,478 exemplaren
Mitch and Amy (1967) 1,194 exemplaren
Fifteen (1956) 825 exemplaren
A Girl From Yamhill: A Memoir (1988) 794 exemplaren
Two Times the Fun (2005) 681 exemplaren
The Luckiest Girl (1958) 656 exemplaren
Sister of the Bride (1963) 529 exemplaren
Jean and Johnny (1959) 462 exemplaren
My Own Two Feet: A Memoir (1995) 351 exemplaren
It's Great To Be Eight (1997) 262 exemplaren
Two Dog Biscuits (1960) 191 exemplaren
The Real Hole (1960) — Auteur — 185 exemplaren
The Growing-Up Feet (1987) 131 exemplaren
Janet's Thingamajigs (1987) 126 exemplaren
The Hullabaloo ABC (1960) 91 exemplaren
Lucky Chuck (1984) 68 exemplaren
Petey's Bedtime Story (1993) 63 exemplaren
Henry and Ramona (1997) 49 exemplaren
The Mouse and the Motorcycle [1986 TV episode] (1986) — Auteur — 35 exemplaren
Ramona Forever / Ramona the Pest (2007) 33 exemplaren
Leave It to Beaver (1960) 28 exemplaren
Runaway Ralph [1988 TV episode] (1988) — Auteur — 23 exemplaren
Henry Huggins Boxed Set (1993) 21 exemplaren
Beaver and Wally (1961) 17 exemplaren
Here's Beaver! (1961) 17 exemplaren
The Ramona Quimby Diary (1984) 14 exemplaren
Ralph S. Mouse: A Read-a-Long DVD (2007) 14 exemplaren
Here Come the Twins (1989) 13 exemplaren
Beverly Cleary's Ramona (1985) 10 exemplaren
The Beezus and Ramona Diary (1986) 9 exemplaren
Ribsy and the P.T.A. (1963) 8 exemplaren
HENRY HUGGINS BOXED SET 5 BOOKS (1982) 4 exemplaren
Henry Huggins[Paperback,1990] (1990) 2 exemplaren
Ramona Quimby Series (1996) 2 exemplaren
Ribsy Goes to School (1972) 2 exemplaren
The Twins Again (1989) 2 exemplaren
Fifteen, Scholastic 1 exemplaar
Lucky Chucky 1 exemplaar
Henry Uhggins 1 exemplaar
Muggie Maggie 1 exemplaar
Henry and Beezua 1 exemplaar
Socks 1 exemplaar
Henry og avisjobben (1972) 1 exemplaar
Tricks Animals Play 1 exemplaar
Und mittendrin Ramona (2004) 1 exemplaar
Garde Conjointe (1993) 1 exemplaar
The Red White 1 exemplaar
Ramonanin Dünyasi (2005) 1 exemplaar
Henry Huggins 1 exemplaar

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The summer before first grade sure isn't an easy one for Ramona. There are a lot of changes going on at the Quimby house and Ramona's not sure she likes them one bit. She has a new bedroom that terrifies her, and she's positive that something is hiding under her bed. And to make matters worse, her mother gets a job to help pay for the new bedroom. Ramona sure misses her and the cookies she used to bake. School finally starts and Ramona realizes the first grade is not for cowards.
 
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Awards: John Newbery Medal
 
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Werken
164
Ook door
15
Leden
125,304
Populariteit
#59
Waardering
3.9
Besprekingen
1,316
ISBNs
1,432
Talen
15
Favoriet
86

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