She was a cut above the rest.
I've always remembered a rhyme the boys in one of her stories would sing to the tune of Carmen.
Matador-a
Don't spit on the floor-a
Use the cuspidor-a
That's what it's-a for-a
This is sad news.
Posted on 03/26/2021 2:56:17 PM PDT by Borges
Beverly Cleary, the grande dame of children’s literature who wrote humorously and realistically about the anxieties of childhood in such enduringly popular books as “Henry Huggins” and “Beezus and Ramona,” has died. She was 104.
Cleary, who penned more than 30 books over five decades, died Thursday in Carmel, where she had lived since the 1960s.
A former children’s librarian, Cleary became one of the most popular authors in the history of American children’s books.
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I remember two of her books being read to my grade school class by my teachers.
Wow had no clue she was still alive. 104 is a heckuva run.
I’m sure she was a racist somehow, some way.
I remember being a Beverly Cleary fan when I was young and learning to read. “Ramona the Pest” and “Henry Huggins” come to mind as a couple of my childhood favorites. I may have to read them again now for a little bit of fun.
Same here. Remarkable author when you consider how much we read that is quickly forgotten.
When I was kid I loved her books! Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy!
and after Beverly Cleary it was on to Judy Blume.
I have vague memories of Ramona the Pest and Henry Huggins and then I moved onto Judy Blume with “Fudge”. Those are some really early memories.
I was just mentioning to my kid about a month ago that she was still alive, when I found a copy of The Mouse on the Motorcyle in a pile of his books. At age 104 I don’t think I jinxed her.
I remember a friend of mine, a motorcyle fan who wasn’t much of a reader, reading that book back in grade school in the 60s.
They made a movie of it with Ray Walston.
read many of her wonderful books to my children when younger. RIP Mrs. Cleary.
Henry Huggins had an Oregon Journal paper route. So did I.
Born April 12, 1916.
Just couldn’t hang in there for a few more weeks to be 105....
There goes a part of my childhood. :(
A little bit of a CSB*
An acquaintance of mine recently had to live in Portland for about a year for work (not his choice, and he managed to get out before AntiFA took over the city).
Anyway, to cut this short: When he was there, he made sure he took photos of himself walking his dog down Klickitat Street, and also visiting the Henry, Ramona and Ribsy statues in Grant Park. He said that his dog (old, and partially blind GSD bitch, who has now crossed the Rainbow Bridge), hobbled up to the Ribsy statue, and barked and nipped at it before realising it wasn’t alive. :P
/* CSB = “cool story, bro!”
Yes, Henry & Ribsy rocked.
She was a cut above the rest.
I've always remembered a rhyme the boys in one of her stories would sing to the tune of Carmen.
Matador-a
Don't spit on the floor-a
Use the cuspidor-a
That's what it's-a for-a
This is sad news.
I knew those books existed, but I didn’t read any of that stuff. I was into Asimov, Heinlein, Farmer, etc. I can remember getting in trouble because my teacher called my mom when I told her what I was reading. Didn’t believe me at all.
After that, they left me alone and I devoured the school library in Tyler, TX.
She probably knew the gender police were at the door soon.
I am not familiar with her body of work. I was one of those kids who practically went straight from Fun With Dick and Jane to Joyce’s Ulysses.
We also watched the Canadian TV series about Ramona in the 80s - which was actually pretty good. The girl that played Ramona (Sarah Polley) grew up to be a loony far leftist, but is nice looking with a very respectable rack. LOL. Yeah, I know, that's not relevant. Pigs are such men.
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