I just wrote about childhood as I had known it. Beverly Cleary childhoodwrite Change image and share on social
I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren't any at that time. Beverly Cleary askbookboy Change image and share on social
I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works. Beverly Cleary internetwork Change image and share on social
I have lovely memories of Los Angeles in the 1930s. I came down to live with my mother's cousin and they invited me to come and go to junior college for a year. Beverly Cleary 1930sangelescollege Change image and share on social
Over the years, I have been approached about making Ramona into a cartoon or movie, but I was afraid that no one could really capture the spunky character of Ramona. Beverly Cleary afraidapproachcapture Change image and share on social
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. Beverly Cleary afraidcircledifficulty share on social
I write in longhand on yellow legal pads. Beverly Cleary legallonghandpad Change image and share on social
I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that I am familiar with the music written for that instrument. I am also fond of the popular music of the 1930s because my future husband and I danced to it so many Saturday nights when we were in college. Beverly Cleary 1930scellocollege share on social
In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten-cents-a-week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All that swashbuckling and leaping about in the midst of the sails of ships! Beverly Cleary 1920sallowanceback share on social