Beverly Cleary, the beloved author of more than 30 children’s books, celebrated her 104th birthday this year! Among her many honors, Mrs. Cleary won a Newbery Medal for “Dear Mr. Henshaw” and Newbery Honors for “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” and “Ramona and Her Father,” as well as the 1981 National Book Award for “Ramona and Her Mother.” Her books have sold over 91 million copies worldwide. To read more about her life and how she transformed children’s literature for generations of young readers, visit our tribute to this living legend at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25993
If you’d like to introduce your kids to the irrepressible Ramona Quimby, the Ramona series is now available in two colorful new box sets for ages 6 and up — the first four books at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-ramona-collection-vol-1 and the second four books at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-ramona-collection-vol-2
There is also a fantastic box set with all 8 Ramona novels at https://www.amightygirl.com/ramona-quimby-box-set — and you can browse the individual Ramona novels at https://amgrl.co/2GQP324
To introduce children to Beverly Cleary’s extraordinary life story, we highly recommend the new picture book, “Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary” for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/just-like-beverly
For adult fans of Beverly Cleary, we recommend her two delightful memoirs: “A Girl from Yamhill” (https://www.amightygirl.com/a-girl-from-yamhill) and “My Own Two Feet: A Memoir” (https://www.amightygirl.com/my-own-two-feet)
