![]() The character of Henry Huggins returned in later books and also in a play which was written by Beverly Cleary and Cynthia J. The book was a response to a letter from a child saying, "Where are the books about the kids like us?" One critic called the character of "Henry" the "modern Tom Sawyer." ![]() According to the author, Beverly Cleary, back in 1949, when she wrote it, she declared that she was surprised to have written it at all. Beverly Cleary penned award-winning books for children and young adults including the popular Ramona series, notably the National Book Award-winning Ramona and Her Mother as well as. Children's author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at age 104 A children’s librarian in Washington state, Cleary had grown up on the rural edges of Portland, Oregon, a place where. The book was originally illustrated by Louis Darling and later by Tracy Dockray. Henry is an ordinary boy who manages to get into funny scrapes with his dog, Ribsy. Henry Huggins is the first book in the Henry Huggins series of children's novels, written by Beverly Cleary. ![]()
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