Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary is one of those universal names in children's literature - everyone knows and loves at least one of her books. Today, she turns 95, and I think she deserves as many birthday shout-outs as possible. Two of my favorite childrens lit experts are featuring her on their excellent blogs:


Anita Silvey @ her wonderful Children's Book-A-Day Almanac



John Schu @ Watch.Connect.Read. 
I even get a shout out here, so thanks for that, John!



And as most of you know, one of Cleary's most popular books, Beezus and Ramona, was recently made into a hit movie, starring Selena Gomez as Beezus.








So, a huge thank you to the birthday girl for all the wonderful stories and characters she has shared!  Happy Birthday, Beverly Cleary!

4 comments:

  1. Dear Mr. Henshaw is my favorite Beverly Cleary book. I posted lots of materials on my blog to teach this book in the classroom. I used to teach 4th grade before becoming a stay at home dad.

    http://www.happybirthdayauthor.com/2011/04/happy-birthday-beverly-cleary-april-12.html

    My kids and I read one of her picture books, The Growing Up Feet last night. They loved it.

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  2. Thanks for sharing, Eric! I remember reading "Dear Mr. Henshaw" when I was in fourth grade. We read that book as we learned to compose letters :-)

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  3. Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary!

    P.S. Thanks for the shout-out. :)

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  4. Anytime, John :-) Thanks for visiting my blog!

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