HARPERCOLLINS MOURNS THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY

HARPERCOLLINS(ˈhärpər ˈkälənz) MOURNS(môrn) THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY(ˈbevərlē) CLEARY

Beloved Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021, in Carmel(kärˈmel), California, where she’d lived since the 1960s. She was 104 years old.

Beverly Cleary’s first book, Henry(ˈhenrē) Huggins, was published in 1950, immediately setting a standard for realistic(ˌrēəˈlistik) children’s fiction(ˈfikSH(ə)n). More than forty published books later, Beverly Cleary has become beloved by generations of children. Mrs. Cleary has also inspired authors, including Judy(ˈjo͞odē) Blume(blo͞om), to deal with the real issues in young readers’ lives. As the author and reviewer Ilene Cooper said in ALA Booklist, “When it comes to writing books kids love, nobody does it better.”

Suzanne Murphy(ˈmərfē), President and Publisher, HarperCollins Children’s Books shared: “We are saddened by the passing of Beverly Cleary, one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time. Looking back, she’d often say, ‘I’ve had a lucky life,’ and generations of children count themselves lucky too—lucky to have the very real characters Beverly Cleary created, including Henry Huggins, Ramona(rəmōnə) and Beezus Quimby(kwənbē), and Ralph(ralf) S. Mouse, as true friends who helped shape their growing-up years. We at HarperCollins also feel extremely(ikˈstrēmlē) lucky to have worked with Beverly Cleary and to have enjoyed her sparkling(ˈspärkəliNG) wit. Her timeless books are an affirmation(ˌafərˈmāSH(ə)n) of her everlasting(ˌevərˈlastiNG) connection to the pleasures, challenges, and triumphs(ˈtrīəmf) that are part of every childhood.”

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