The first Beverly Cleary book I remember reading, recommended to me by my wise and thoughtful mother, was “Ellen Tebbits.” Mom had read it herself as a girl. It’s about Ellen, an eight-year-old Oregonian who takes ballet lessons and goes to elementary school.
As a kid, once I finished “Ellen Tebbits,” I began looking for Cleary’s other books at the library. I was amazed by what I found: some two dozen novels, a whole community of Portland kids. There was a book about Otis Spofford, which I read next. I was fascinated to learn that Ellen’s tormentor was just a boy, a restless boy looking to liven things up, with his own interests and feelings.
Cleary turns a hundred on Tuesday, giving us a chance to reflect and celebrate while she is still around to know about it. Of course, she already knows how we feel. She has sold millions of books, published two memoirs, and won awards; the
My favorite Beverly Cleary book:
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