Children & Teen book author Beverly Cleary passes at 104

[Isadoorian]

Beverly Cleary, known for her book series Ramona, and Henry Huggins, and other works, has passed away at 104.

Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104

 

[tree]

I am sorry to know that.

I remember Ramona and Beezus and their cat, Picky Picky.

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Mouse and the motorcycle?

 

[Skittlebisquit]

Or the toy figurine in a cupboard? So long ago

 

[Au Naturel]

I am very sad at that. Henry Huggins was an important character in my growing up.

 

[Aeolienne]

Dear Mr Henshaw was the first book I read to tackle the subject of divorce. I gather that BC wrote some sequels to it, but I'm not sure if I want to read them - the story of Leigh Botts was sufficient on its own.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I'm so sad about this. You know who else just recently passed away?

 

[Aeolienne]

The Times obituary of Beverly Cleary (behind a paywall) revealed that she shared an agent with Judy Blume, and on one occasion the two authors' postbags of fan mail got mixed up. That could have led to some hilarious misunderstandings, especially concerning a character called Ralph...

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

The Times obituary of Beverly Cleary (behind a paywall) revealed that she shared an agent with Judy Blume, and on one occasion the two authors' postbags of fan mail got mixed up. That could have led to some hilarious misunderstandings, especially concerning a character called Ralph...

I am still traumatized by "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret". The vivid description if the hooks and wires and straps of you know what still haunt my mind, as they did when I was eleven years old. Glad I was about a decade too young to experience such horrors.

 

[Aeolienne]

The Guardian obituary (requires registration) says that Beverly Cleary's young adult novels have not aged as well as, say, the Ramona books. Who here has read Fifteen?