Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for Ramona Quimby and her sister Beezus, Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse. Most of her books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the 1984 Newbery Medal, and Ramona and Her Mother won the 1981 National Book Award. Her books have sold 91 million copies worldwide since her first was published in 1950.