I know that when I was a children’s librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren’t any at that time. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I don’t think children themselves have changed that much. It’s the world that has changed. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I’m just lucky. I do have very clear memories of childhood. I find that many people don’t, but I’m just very fortunate that I have that kind of memory. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I longed for funny stories about the sort of children who lived in my neighborhood. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I wrote books to entertain. I’m not trying to teach anything! If I suspected the author was trying to show me how to be a better behaved girl, I shut the book. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I think adults sometimes don’t think about how children are feeling about the adult problems. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
Ramona was originally an accidental character I added to the Henry Huggins books because I noticed that none of the characters had siblings. I added Ramona as Beazus’ pestering little sister. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I haven’t been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children’s literature. Kids should borrow books from the library and not necessarily be buying them. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up. Beverly Cleary Read Quote
