Children want to do what grownups do.
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People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.
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Birth: | 12th April, 1916 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Author, Librarian |
Beverly Cleary is an American author of more than 30 books for young adults and children. One of America's most successful writers of children's literature, she has sold 91 million copies of her books worldwide. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice Quimby, her sister Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse. She won the 1981 National Book Award for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw.
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