Henry Huggins
Ratings13
Average rating3.8
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Ratings13
Average rating3.8
What would you do if a hungry dog ate your ice cream cone, and then decided to adopt you?
The dog is Ribsy. Henry Huggins tries to take him home on the bus. But Ribsy ends up inside a shopping bag. No one on the bus ever forgets that ride!
It's Ribsy and Henry together after that, with something happening all the time. Is Ribsy or Henry to blame when Scooter's brand new football goes for a sudden automobile ride? How is Henry Huggins ever going to get out of that awful part in the Christmas play?
No sooner does Henry's green hair grow out, then Ribsy becomes a pale pink dog. What next? You never can tell—with Henry and Ribsy around!
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5 primary booksHenry Huggins is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Beverly Cleary.
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After Beverly Cleary's autobiographies, I had to read this, her first book. The storytelling holds up today, even if the circumstances of the children's lives make it dated. Henry is an immediately believable, endearing character, with conflicts and crises that are both relatable and amusing. Each of the 6 short episodes is simply but engagingly told - perfect for an early reader. There is no moralizing, no patronizing of children or suggesting their concerns are less important than adults'. Interesting to consider that this was all so unusual at the time of writing, that Henry and his author caused quite a revolution in books for children. Cleary surely wrote better books, but this was the first and it's still a fine achievement.
My edition is paperback with this ISBN 9780380709120, however it shares the cover image of this 50th Anniversary Edition. [bc:Henry Huggins 2997550 Henry Huggins Beverly Cleary https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348547112s/2997550.jpg 86428]
I read Beverly Cleary books a gazillion times when I was a little girl. I missed the Ramona series, but I loved all the books about Henry and Ribsy and his friends on Klickitat Street. This one I read aloud to every class I taught, fifth grade and second grade, even though I was cautioned by a school librarian that this book would be too hard for my second graders. Before I knew it, every kid in my class was checking out (and reading, I'll have you know, Mrs. P—) Beverly Cleary.
