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Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary!

by Elissa Gershowitz
Feb 25, 2016 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
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March/April 2016 Horn Book MagazneApril 12, 2016 marks the one hundredth birthday of children's literature icon Beverly Cleary. To celebrate, the March/April 2016 issue of The Horn Book Magazine includes a series of tributes to the author and her work written by children's book authors, illustrators, editors, and librarians whose lives and work were touched by Ms. Cleary.

Beth McIntyre, Madison County (WI) Public librarian, shows off her Ramona Quimby Q tattoo. Beth McIntyre, Madison County (WI) Public librarian, shows off her Ramona Quimby Q tattoo.


Each week leading to The Big Day we'll post an article or two about Cleary's life and work. To start things off, here is Julie Roach, from the Cambridge (MA) Public Library talking about "Ramona in the 21st-Century Library" -- including bonus Ramona-inspired tattoo!

Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary! For more, click the tag Beverly Cleary at 100 and read the March/April 2016 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Elissa Gershowitz

Elissa Gershowitz is editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc. She holds an MA from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons University and a BA from Oberlin College.

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Amy

Absolutely adore this cover! Am eagerly awaiting my copy by mail. Beverly Cleary brings back nostalgia for me in a big way - checking out her books at my small town branch library. I can remember the smell of the building and the books. Now it's gone, replaced by a modernized behemoth and Beverly turns 100.

Posted : Feb 27, 2016 06:56

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