Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing.

Grumbie because she does not like Ribsy, which is 'the same thing as not liking Henry'.Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors.

The Grumbies: The Hugginses' neighbors.

Henry does not really like her because she is too prissy.

Mary Jane: A girl who lives down the street who is friends with Beezus.

Murph moves to Henry's neighborhood in Henry and the Paper Route.

Byron 'Murph' Murphy: An older boy who is a genius, and friends with Henry.

Scooter McCarthy: An older boy with a paper route Henry is often irritated by Scooter's upperclassman attitudes.

In her preschool days, her favorite TV show was the Sheriff Bud show, a fictionalization of Howdy Doody. She wants to do everything her sister and Henry do, but because she is so young, the older children perceive her as a pest.

Ramona Quimby: Ramona is Beezus's younger sister.

Everyone in the neighborhood, including Beezus and her family, adopted Ramona's pronunciation. Beezus acquired her nickname because her younger sister, Ramona, was unable to say 'Beatrice' when she was learning to talk. In Henry's opinion, she's 'pretty sensible for a girl'.

Beezus Quimby: Beezus, whose real name is Beatrice, is one of the children in Henry's neighborhood.

The cat was named 'Nosy' because he was pecking his wet nose at Henry's dad when there were four kittens.

Ribsy: Ribsy is Henry's dog the dog was named 'Ribsy' because when Henry found him, he was so thin, his ribs were showing.

Henry Huggins: Henry is a red-headed 11 year old, but starts out as an 8 year old.

He was portrayed by Hutch Dano in the movie Ramona and Beezus.Ĭharacters in Henry Huggins series Henry appeared only rarely in the Ramona series, as a supporting character. The Ramona series ultimately surpassed the Henry Huggins series in popularity. Ĭleary, a librarian, wrote the first Henry Huggins book in 1950, in response to the boys in her library searching for books 'about boys like us.' Cleary later launched a new series about one of the supporting characters, Ramona Quimby. He has a dog named Ribsy and a part-time job doing a paper route in North Portland. The books describe adventures that he experiences in his neighborhood and his interactions with other neighborhood children. The novels take place in the 1950s, which is when Cleary wrote most of the books. In the novels, he is in elementary school. He is a young boy living on Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon.

Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of children's literature novels by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling, and first appearing in Henry Huggins.

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