Ribsy

by Beverly Cleary

Genres: Middle Grade

Unknown Binding

About the author

Beverly Atlee Cleary was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of her best known characters are Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse.
The majority of Cleary's books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised, and she has been credited as one of the first authors of children's literature to figure emotional realism in the narratives of her characters, often children in middle-class families. Her first children's book was Henry Huggins after a question from a kid when Cleary was a librarian. Cleary won the 1981 National Book Award for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. For her lifetime contributions to American literature, she received the National Medal of Arts, recognition as a Library of Congress Living Legend, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the Association for Library Service to Children. The Beverly Cleary School, a public school in Portland, was named after her, and several statues of her most famous characters were erected in Grant Park in 1995. Cleary died on March 25, 2021, at the age of 104.

Reviews

[Amy N Bowers]

This was a enjoyable book to read with my 8 and 6 year old. The chapters are long, which was hard to find a stopping point at times. We loved this dog though and found parts of this story very funny. We learned some new references like, “station wagon,” “elevators with gates,” and what a “fire escapes” looked like in a city.

[Benjamin]

I'm re reading this and I'm staying up until 11 pm just to read more.

[Tanya Baker]

I read this aloud to my 7-year-old son and we loved it.

[Nyssa]

Full of sexist tropes. Cute story otherwise.

[Sue Ann Dashnaw]

Love all the books especially the Ramona and the Ribsy books , have awesome
childhood memories of the awesome books and always good to feel like a child at heart

[Evee K]

Good book, just not my favorite, if u are looking for a chill book to read in a hammock or on the beach this is ur book, action not rly

[Brooke]

Our family really enjoyed reading this together. A perfect book for my 2 sons, who are 12 and 9 years old right now. I just love Beverly Cleary.