Henry Huggins

This is such a wonderful story. My children 5 and 9 listened to it in one sitting, giggling throughout. They immediately wanted to get Henry and the Paper Route, and loved that as well. Beverly Cleary was a favorite of my childhood and I'm enjoying hearing these stories again with my own children. This is a delightful classic and perfect for any age.

I’m definitely way too old for this. Sighh. It’s interesting however, I am just too old to read books about a runaway dog and some boys. The ending was probably the best part, hilarious.......more

Published in 1950, this book takes you back to a time when an ice cream cone cost a nickel, kids bought horse meat for their dogs at the pet store, and a third-grader could run all over Portland by himself. Henry is just an average kid with a tendency to get himself into interesting situations. He f......more

The Luckiest Girl, Beverly Cleary's Young Adult novel from 1958, was one of my favorite books in my preteen years. After re-reading it a few months ago, I decided to read her middle grade books as research for the memoir I am writing. Henry Huggins was the first of these and the first book she publi......more

A Delightful read for boys and girls!......more

Out of all the Beverly Cleary books that I read during my childhood, I can't believe that I'd never read Henry Huggins. While there isn't necessarily much to this book, I must admit that there is a certain charm to Henry and his adventures with Ribsy. As an adult that was familiar with Henry only th......more