Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus' pestering little sister. Beverly Cleary accidentaladdbeazus Change image and share on social
Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there. Beverly Cleary goodpluckwriter Change image and share on social
I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives. Beverly Cleary bookchildhappy Change image and share on social
I think adults sometimes don't think about how children are feeling about the adult problems. Beverly Cleary adultchildfelt Change image and share on social
'Dear Mr. Henshaw' came about because two different boys from different parts of the country asked me to write a book about a boy whose parents were divorced, and so I wrote 'Dear Mr. Henshaw,' and it won the Newbery, and I was - it's been very popular. Beverly Cleary askbookboy share on social
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all. Beverly Cleary enjoyfourthgrader Change image and share on social
I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and fourth-graders with them. Beverly Cleary bookburdenchild Change image and share on social
One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though I did not want to, I was reading. I have been a reader ever since. Beverly Cleary bookdiscovergrade Change image and share on social
I don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed. Beverly Cleary changechildworld Change image and share on social
I had a bad time in school in the first grade. Because I had been a rather lonely child on a farm, but I was free and wild and to be shut up in a classroom - there were 40 children on those days in the classroom, and it was quite a shock. Beverly Cleary badchildclassroom share on social
