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Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary

American Author

Born: Apr 12, 1916

About Book Books Children Me Reading

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I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works. Beverly Cleary

Internet Know How Go Works Even Ever

I don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed. Beverly Cleary

World Think Changed Children Themselves Much

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

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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

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters. Beverly Cleary

Sister Only Only Child Sisters Child

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises. Beverly Cleary

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With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own. Beverly Cleary

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I read my books aloud before they were published. Beverly Cleary

Before Books Aloud Read Were Published

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books. Beverly Cleary

People Books Read Surprised Hear Children Really

I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all. Beverly Cleary

Writing Enjoy Most Fourth Third

I just wrote about childhood as I had known it. Beverly Cleary

About Had Wrote Known Childhood Just

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

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I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it. Beverly Cleary

Hope Writing Out Some Give Glad Children Them Found Start

I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. Some of the teachers were just doing their job, but others had that little extra. They really cared about children and they wore pretty dresses. Beverly Cleary

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I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives. Beverly Cleary

Hope Be Happy Happy Will Books Written Readers Go Children Lives

'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

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

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