Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary

Just Like Beverly follows the life of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary from her early years in Oregon to her career as a successful writer who wrote stories, including the wildly popular Ramona and Henry Huggins series, for kids just like her.

As a young girl, Beverly Cleary struggled to learn to read and found most children's books dull and uninteresting. She often wondered if there were any books about kids just like her. With hard work, and the encouragement of her parents and a special teacher, she learned to read and at a young age discovered she had a knack for writing.

Beverly Cleary's story comes to life in this narrative nonfiction picture book as she grows to follow her dreams of writing the books she longed for as a child, becoming an award-winning writer and one of the most famous children's authors of all time.

Beautiful illustrations capture Cleary's sense of humor, struggles, and triumphs, and are filled with Easter eggs throughout for fans to discover.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Bigfoot
Published: 08/13/2019
ISBN: 9781632172228
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.70w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 83
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 55
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 08/05/2019

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 504645 / Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5