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As part of My Big Fat Reading Project, I am reading my way through Beverly Cleary'southward books. The Henry series are for immature readers aged 8-12.
Good sometime Henry, the youngest paper male child in town, decides to build a clubhouse in his backyard, forth with his friends Robert and Murph. But Murph doesn't like girls so he insists information technology be a "Boys Only" clubhouse.
Henry as usual is juggling multiple issues: One of his good friends is Beezus, who is a daughter. He has to keep his paper route going while also workin
Equally role of My Big Fat Reading Projection, I am reading my mode through Beverly Cleary's books. The Henry series are for immature readers anile eight-12.
Good old Henry, the youngest paper boy in town, decides to build a clubhouse in his backyard, along with his friends Robert and Murph. But Murph doesn't like girls so he insists information technology be a "Boys Merely" clubhouse.
Henry every bit usual is juggling multiple problems: 1 of his adept friends is Beezus, who is a girl. He has to proceed his paper route going while also working on building the clubhouse. The paper route includes collecting from customers and he is trying to get up the guts to sign upwardly new customers.
And so there is Ramona, the troublesome younger sister of Beezus. She begins post-obit Henry around on his road. Then one day she locks him in the clubhouse and won't permit him out until her tells her the surreptitious password. He has to get out so he tin can do his route that 24-hour interval.
Henry's number i worry is that he wants his father to be proud of him. He bungles his way through and comes out a winner all around.
What I liked best about this 1 is the way information technology shows how much kids worry. Harry Potter is a top worrier in children's fiction merely here Henry takes second identify every bit the world'due south most worried boy.
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I started reading this out loud to my vii-year-old, only she ended up reading the last capacity on her ain. (I then had to finish it myself, so I could review it in good censor!)
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In all seriousness, I remember Henry and Ramona were both kinda assholes in this book. Henry'due south a chauvinist, and Ramona is a nosy brat. Sure, the catastrophe is cutesy, but this is definitely ane of the weaker Beverly Cleary books. Sure, this was published in the 1960'due south, but even with that in mind... ehhh.
Don't get me wrong - this is withal a Beverly Cleary book, and then it has its good moments.
ewwwww, omg, gIRlS Accept CooTiEs!!!In all seriousness, I recollect Henry and Ramona were both kinda assholes in this volume. Henry's a chauvinist, and Ramona is a nosy deviling. Sure, the catastrophe is cutesy, only this is definitely one of the weaker Beverly Cleary books. Sure, this was published in the 1960'south, simply fifty-fifty with that in mind... ehhh.
Don't get me wrong - this is nevertheless a Beverly Cleary book, so information technology has its good moments.
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Some things will seem outdated but hey, it was written in 1962. Back in the days when it was really conceivable th
I was planning to requite this four stars, but past the end of the volume, I loved it so much that I decided to requite information technology 5 stars. I knew at that place was a reason Beverly Cleary was my favorite author when I was kid. Information technology is not actually not that much near the clubhouse--it is more than most the newspaper road and dealing with Beezus and Ramona. I just love Henry's resourcefulness and can-do attitude.Some things will seem outdated but hey, it was written in 1962. Back in the days when it was actually conceivable than an developed would allow a kid to ride in a bathtub tied to a trailer.
EDITTED TO Add: I miss the old illustrations. Nevertheless, I can understand why they decided to update the illustrations. BUT!!!!!!!! Why, oh, why is it stil an all-white earth that Henry lives in? There is nothing in Cleary's books that say all the characters are white. It just doesn't make sense.
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For our 2d--and the second largest--graphic symbol series past Cleary, we moved from Ramona to Henry and his honey domestic dog, Ribsy. The first scene introduces Ribsy and he appears in all
The Henry Huggins series of books by Beverly Cleary. They are, in chronological order, Henry Huggins (1950), Henry and Beezus (1952), Henry and Ribsy (1954), Henry and the Paper Route (1957), Henry and the Clubhouse (1962), and Ribsy. The Henry Huggins series contains the Ribsy series and meshes with the Ramona series.For our 2nd--and the second largest--character series by Cleary, we moved from Ramona to Henry and his dearest domestic dog, Ribsy. The first scene introduces Ribsy and he appears in all the books, more or less prominent.
We were in one case again drawn into life on Klickitat Street in 1950s Oregon. We were over again lulled and overjoyed by the uncomplicated writing, the realistic characters, and the small things of suburban life. While nosotros did enjoy the series, we found information technology did not quite live up to the Ramona series.
HENRY HUGGINS SERIES
A couple complaints: too many adverbs (those pesky, often-unnecessary -ly words), and sometimes Huggins is a butthead. Yes, he is a footling male child and piffling boys are ofttimes buttheads, simply my kids were surprised by Henry'south internal dialogues and how annoyed he is by anyone who gets in his mode. He wouldn't deed out, but he'd sure think some mean things. (Of form, this is all relative to the time period and place we are reading well-nigh. His being a butthead is nothing compared to some more modern characters and situations my kids might read almost.)
Likewise, Ramona is not entirely consistent with her graphic symbol in her namesake series. Just a alarm: y'all aren't going to fall in love with Ramona laterally.
I honestly don't know if I have much more than to say. Huggins was prissy, but it was no Ramona. Cleary is nice, but she's at her best with Ramona. Read Ramona first, and if you want to stay in that world, try Huggins. Our favorite was Henry and the Clubhouse.
***REVIEW WRITTEN FOR THE STARVING Artist BLOG***
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Only that'south okay with me! I loved the Huggins books as a child, particularly that magical age between seven or eight and twelve to thirteen, and would re-read the entire half-dozen-book serial seemingly every summer* (including 1950's Henry Huggins, '52's Henry and Beezus, '57'southward Henry and the Newspaper Route, '62's Henry and the Clubhouse, and '64's Ribsy). Now that I've reread them equally a middle-ager, it's piece of cake to see why, because they conspicuously have the same tone and spirit as Jeff Kinney'due south modernistic hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid, of tween boys acting stupid and silly and very existent, but as well coming to grips with some adult truths about the world for the very commencement time, and growing into some developed traits for the first time like natural politeness, concern for others, etc. Henry doesn't take the "stolen inheritance" adventures of Victorian children'southward tales, but very existent adventures -- the one year he and his buddies build a clubhouse, his agony about not being old enough yet for his starting time summer chore -- and instead of fairytale villains he has very existent villains -- such as the aforementioned Ramona Quimby, seen as a hellion four-yr-old in these books, a personification of Discordia who leaves a FEMA-level disaster in her wake anywhere she walks.
It'south basically a genteel version of social realism, showing the slap-up drama inherent simply in these small ordinary lives here in this pleasant mid-sized city; we take it so much for granted at present in children'due south literature, so it'south a fresh shock all over again to remember how groundbreaking and controversial it was when Cleary started writing books for children in this fashion, starting just one year earlier JD Salinger kickstarted the Young Adult genre into existence with The Catcher in the Rye (helped immensely of grade three years afterward with William Golding's Lord of the Flies). Cleary'due south Henry Huggins books are kind of like that for those readers' little brothers in fourth through sixth form, which is what makes them still so timeless and readable to this day, especially serial high bespeak Henry and the Clubhouse which features about a perfect alloy of zany standalone stories simply all of them combining into a grand finale at the very stop, with a expert dose of earned sentimentality too. If you accept on these six books, and then the '70s more touchy-feely fellow six-book serial of Ramona equally a tween, you lot'll have pretty much read the meridian twelve books of her career, making the residual only really of worth to diehard completists. They come recommended in this spirit.
*Like I doubtable is the case with a lot of the nerds here at Goodreads, every year of my childhood I participated in my public library'south summer reading program, in which goals at home for books checked off a listing was combined with alive social events at the library'southward large back field, and that this combination of indoor and outdoor activities makes up a giant sweet spot of my fond memories of my tween years (whatsoever ones I can all the same remember here in my fifties, anyway). I ever went for the biggest goal y'all could become, which was something ridiculous like 30 books in the 15 weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day; simply the only way I could get to that number by the end of the summertime was to re-read a certain amount of books I was already familiar with, which is how I concluded up re-reading the entire Huggins series every summer, a lot of Judy Blume books every summer, the "Mad Scientist Club" books every summer, etc. I was actually reading them again from embrace to comprehend, so I suppose technically that counts!
The 2021 Beverly Cleary Memorial Re-Read:
Henry Huggins (1950)
Henry and Beezus (1952)
Otis Spofford (1953)
Henry and Ribsy (1954)
Fifteen (1956)
Henry and the Paper Route (1957)
Henry and the Clubhouse (1962)
Ribsy (1964)
Ramona and Her Mother (1979)
Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983)
Ramona Forever (1984)
Strider (1991)
"This is a book virtually a clubhouse and no girls immune. Someone locked Henry inside on purpose because of this. I similar the book because Henry and I have a lot in mutual and it's a funny story. My favorite role was when Henry got his proper name in the newspaper. I would rate this book 6 stars- the best!"
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Review from an eight-year-one-time:"This is a book about a clubhouse and no girls allowed. Someone locked Henry within on purpose because of this. I like the book because Henry and I have a lot in common and information technology's a funny story. My favorite role was when Henry got his proper noun in the newspaper. I would rate this book 6 stars- the best!"
eight/five/13
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I read this a long time- probably in elementary school but you can never get wrong re-reading Beverly Cleary's books. While there are so many current children's books out now that are great, there'due south something to be said about Beverly Cleary's books. Mainly, I retrieve it'due south because they seem so wholesome- for lack of a ameliorate discussion. She write about a time when kids had paper routes and wrote letters by mitt (and non texting on their
Another classic by the beloved children's book author, Beverly Cleary!I read this a long time- probably in unproblematic school but you can never go incorrect re-reading Beverly Cleary's books. While there are so many current children's books out now that are great, there'due south something to exist said nigh Beverly Cleary's books. Mainly, I think it's because they seem so wholesome- for lack of a amend discussion. She write most a time when kids had paper routes and wrote letters by hand (and not texting on their phones or computers) and looked up words in an actual dictionary (not figurer spell check!)
Was it but me or was anyone else impressed by Henry and his two friends building a clubhouse from scratch? I barely know what materials I would need to ready a door never mind a clubhouse consummate with windowpanes and door on hinges!
This volume'south main character is Henry Huggins but the lovable Ramona makes her presence known throughout the book. Her antics brand me laugh aloud. I probably think she'southward ambrosial considering I don't accept to be responsible for her! She would probably drive me insane as she does Henry, her sister Beezus and her mother among others :)
I think this book should too include Henry's paper route. It feels like it's more than about his paper route than his clubhouse.
Beverly Cleary makes information technology like shooting fish in a barrel to love her books and the illustrations are besides fantastic! I always want to exist a little kid again later reading her books.
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I call up this is a book for a very confident immature reader, as the entire book was simply 6 chapters long and each affiliate was about thirty+ pages - much too long for a reader new to chapter books. This was non a page-turner, in that each affiliate sort of had its own plot that wr
I read this out loud to my 6-twelvemonth-old son and my 4-twelvemonth onetime daughter occasionally listened, but wasn't equally enthralled past information technology as some others we accept read. My son did pay attending, but I felt he also wasn't as interested as others.I think this is a book for a very confident young reader, as the entire book was only half dozen capacity long and each chapter was near xxx+ pages - much too long for a reader new to chapter books. This was non a folio-turner, in that each affiliate sort of had its own plot that wrapped up by the end. I wish I had known this was #5 in a series that we had only read #1 of. I simply picked another one with Henry in the title past Cleary, that the library had at the time. I likewise have "Henry and Ribsy", which we are going to read next, just if information technology'southward no better than this one, we probably won't read whatsoever more "Henry books".
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Not quite equally mannerly as some of the previous books and very "male child" oriented. This one should be read as historical fiction as Henry dresses upward every bit an Indian in war paint for Halloween. At that place's also Henry and his pals declaring "no girls allowed" in the clubhouse and boys vs. girls fighting. Niece #1 would become really mad nearly that although she and her cousin exclude their brothers all the time!
Equally with the previous book there's not enough Ribsy. At that place's i big scene with Ribsy and some other canis familiaris and
Not quite as charming equally some of the previous books and very "boy" oriented. This one should exist read as historical fiction as Henry dresses up equally an Indian in war pigment for Halloween. There's also Henry and his pals declaring "no girls allowed" in the clubhouse and boys vs. girls fighting. Niece #1 would get actually mad virtually that although she and her cousin exclude their brothers all the time!
As with the previous volume at that place's not enough Ribsy. There's one large scene with Ribsy and some other dog and more about the new dog on the block than Ribsy.
Ramona manages not to be so bratty and a picayune bit charming. Ramona has my kind of verbal recall and her constant singing of commercial jingles was annoying. Her obsession over that Sheriff show was so crazy but absolutely realistic. She's in Kindergarten now and has a little friend to play with which kind of helps. Ramona is curious about everything and information technology gets her into trouble. She admires Henry and looks upwards to him and her playing paperboy is cute but like Henry I would notice her annoying if I were an 11 year old boy.
Henry's parents manage to be a niggling more easily-on in this novel just Mrs. Quimby is withal making Beezus have Ramona everywhere.
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Written in 1962, it notwithstanding retains its charms. Children worrying about their goals, their fears of failing, what to exercise in an uncertain situation, and how to deal with pests are all themes that still resonate.
Henry has a paper road. He initially decides to build a dog-house with some spare woods. Just when he gets more than woods, he and 2 friends decide to build a clubhouse--for boys only. This upsets Henry's friend, Beezus, which upsets Henry.
Beezus' younger si
I listened to this book on CD in my automobile.Written in 1962, it still retains its charms. Children worrying virtually their goals, their fears of failing, what to do in an uncertain situation, and how to deal with pests are all themes that withal resonate.
Henry has a newspaper route. He initially decides to build a dog-firm with some spare wood. But when he gets more wood, he and 2 friends decide to build a clubhouse--for boys only. This upsets Henry's friend, Beezus, which upsets Henry.
Beezus' younger sister, Ramona, is a pest and Henry cannot abide her presence. She follows him on his paper route, and locks him in the clubhouse.
The caveats here are that modern children may non know what a paper route is, permit lonely a newspaper. This gives parents a take chances to reflect on their own or their grandparents' generation's experiences with the at present mostly outdated practice.
Some other caveat is that Henry dresses up as an Indian for Halloween, which was not unusual for the time as Westerns were very big on Boob tube. This again may require explanation by parents nearly the historical circumstances that once viewed wearing such costumes as appropriate.
Other than that, the writing is spare and clear. An piece of cake to follow volume for early chapter readers.
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As a parent though, I feel the need to write that this has the same difficulties a lot of great kids books from the past exercise: information technology contains comments about gender and race (specifically an 'Indian' costume complete with 'war-paint') that require some tactful commentary from the parent as y'all read.
That being said, unless we intend to throw out all the books from the past nosotros have to just bring them to our children when they are ready to capeesh the storytelling with an understanding of the progress lodge has made to be more agreement of others since information technology was written.
...more I enjoyed this book. I like how this book is focused on a boy and could be something that boys in my classroom could relate to. It is based in an older time period, just I think that it would exist good to see that kids back and then dealt with like problems. Henry is an case of a determined kid who makes things happen notwithstanding he can. ...more than
Ramona is very prevalent in this volume, and she's quite the character. (She won't have her first solo book for vi more years.) Henry is growing up though, and then his interactions with Ramona are more than brotherly than kids bugging ea
Henry finally got his newspaper route in the concluding volume, only now he feels the pressure of selling subscriptions. He's waiting for someone to move into the empty business firm in his neighborhood so he'll have a new customer. In the concurrently, he and his friends build their ain clubhouse.Ramona is very prevalent in this book, and she'south quite the grapheme. (She won't have her showtime solo book for six more years.) Henry is growing up though, then his interactions with Ramona are more brotherly than kids bugging each other, as it was in the earlier books. The ending of this book has a very touching scene betwixt the two of them.
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Beverly Cleary (April 12, 1916 - March 25, 2021) was the author of over xxx books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing upwardly, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph South. Mouse.Beverly Cleary was built-in Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. When she was 6, her family unit moved to Portland, Oregon, where she went to grammar and high schoolhouse. She was irksome in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant get-go class teacher. It wasn't until she was in 3rd grade that she institute enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Thereafter, she was a frequent company to the library, though she rarely plant the books she most wanted to read — those most children like herself.
She moved to California to attend the Academy of California, Berkeley, and after graduation with a B.A in English in 1938, studied at the School of Librarianship at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she earned a degree in librarianship in 1939. Her first task was equally a librarian in Yakima, Washington, where she met many children who were searching for the same books that she had always hoped to notice as a child herself. In response, she wrote her outset volume, Henry Huggins, which was published in 1950. Beezus and Ramona, Cleary'south start novel to characteristic the Quimby sisters every bit the central focus of the story, was published in 1955, although Beezus and Ramona made frequent appearances in the Henry Huggins series as supporting characters.
In 1940 she married Clarence T. Cleary and they moved to Oakland, California. The Clearys became parents to a fix of twins, Marianne Elisabeth and Malcolm James, in 1955. Clarence Cleary died in 2004. Beverly Cleary lived in Carmel, California until her expiry in 2021 at the historic period of one-hundred and four.
She also wrote two autobiographies, A Girl from Yamhill and My Own 2 Feet.
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