Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

to pet him. “I sure am lucky,” said Henry, “but he had me scared for a while.”
    â€œJeepers, I don’t know what this neighborhood would have done without Ribsy,” said Beezus. “Come on. Now that Ribsy is Henry’s for keeps, let’s think of something we all can play.”

About the Author
    BEVERLY CLEARY is one of America’s most popular authors. Born in McMinnville, Oregon, she lived on a farm in Yamhill until she was six and then moved to Portland. After college, as the children’s librarian in Yakima, Washington, she was challenged to find stories for non-readers. She wrote her first book, HENRY HUGGINS , in response to a boy’s question, “Where are the books about kids like us?”
    Mrs. Cleary’s books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented in recognition of her lasting contribution to children’s literature. Her DEAR MR. HENSHAW was awarded the 1984 John Newbery Medal, and both RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8 and RAMONA AND HER FATHER have been named Newbery Honor Books. In addition, her books have won more than thirty-five statewide awards based on the votes of her young readers. Her characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby, as well as Ribsy, Socks, and Ralph S. Mouse, have delighted children for generations. Mrs. Cleary lives in coastal California.
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Enjoy all of Beverly Cleary’s books
    FEATURING RAMONA QUIMBY :
    Beezus and Ramona
    Ramona the Pest
    Ramona the Brave
    Ramona and Her Father
    Ramona and Her Mother
    Ramona Quimby, Age 8
    Ramona Forever
    Ramona’s World
    FEATURING HENRY HUGGINS :
    Henry Huggins
    Henry and Beezus
    Henry and Ribsy
    Henry and the Paper Route
    Henry and the Clubhouse
    Ribsy
    FEATURING RALPH MOUSE :
    The Mouse and the Motorcycle
    Runaway Ralph
    Ralph S. Mouse
    MORE GREAT FICTION BY BEVERLY CLEARY :
    Ellen Tebbits
    Otis Spofford
    Fifteen
    The Luckiest Girl
    Jean and Johnny
    Emily’s Runaway Imagination
    Sister of the Bride
    Mitch and Amy
    Socks
    Dear Mr. Henshaw
    Muggie Maggie
    Strider
    Two Times the Fun
    AND DON'T MISS BEVERLY CLEARY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHIES :
    A Girl from Yamhill
    My Own Two Feet

Credits
    Jacket art by Tracy Dockray
    Jacket design by Amy Ryan

Copyright
    HENRY HUGGINS . Introduction copyright © 2000 by Beverly Cleary. Copyright © 1950, renewed 1978 by Beverly Cleary. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
    EPub © Edition SEPTEMBER 2009 ISBN: 9780061972232
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