Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary (1916-2021) was an American author of children's fiction best known for characters like Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse, with over 91 million books sold worldwide. Mr. Henshaw (1984), Newbery Honors for Ramona and Her Father (1978) and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1982), the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1975), and the National Medal of Arts (2003).