<P> Cleary 's first book , Henry Huggins ( 1950 ) , was accepted for immediate publication and was the first in a series of fictional chapter books about Henry , his dog Ribsy , his neighborhood friend Beezus and her little sister Ramona . Like many of her later works , Henry Huggins is a novel about people living ordinary lives and is based on Cleary 's own childhood experiences , the kids in her neighborhood growing up , as well as children she met while working as a librarian . </P>
<P> Cleary 's first book , Henry Huggins ( 1950 ) , was accepted for immediate publication and was the first in a series of fictional chapter books about Henry , his dog Ribsy , his neighborhood friend Beezus and her little sister Ramona . Like many of her later works , Henry Huggins is a novel about people living ordinary lives and is based on Cleary 's own childhood experiences , the kids in her neighborhood growing up , as well as children she met while working as a librarian . </P>
when was beverly cleary 's first book published
when was beverly cleary 's first book published
Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins