Dear Mr. Henshaw Resources

Here's a little more about the author of Dear Mr. Henshaw from her website. If you poke around a bit, you can also find info on all her characters and some games about them.

Let's not overlook the illustrator who gave us the visuals to go along with the story.

Oregon Public Broadcasting put together a webpage about their favorite author on her 100th birthday.

How much do you know about Beverly Cleary's books?

A 30-minute adaptation of Dear Mr. Henshaw was made in 1989 for VHS, which is how video was recorded when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Before VHS, kids watched filmstrips in school—mini-movies shot on film. In 1984, one was made of Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Ever wonder how Beverly Cleary got her ideas for books? Check out this article.

Turning 100 is a big deal for anyone, but it's an even bigger deal when tons of people grew up reading your books. This article is part interview, part biography, and part where-is-she-now.

NPR thinks that the secret to Cleary's success is that she could always put herself inside kids' heads.

The lunchbox alarm is a hit in the book and real life, and there are lots of kids (and adults) who've tried making one after reading about Leigh's success.

Here's an interview with Beverly when she turned 90. She talks about why she started writing, how Ramona came about, and where her ideas come from.

Here's a short video bio of our author.

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Here's Mrs. Cleary at a story time in the park when she was a school librarian.

Another photo of Librarian Cleary at work.

Beverly has been around for a while (she turned 100 in April 2016), and she's still smiling.

Here's our author as a little girl.

Little Beverly was placed in the lowest reading group when she started school in Portland, Oregon. Here she is on the right, ready for her first day of school. She doesn't look too excited.

The book hasn't gone through many cover changes. Here's the one you've probably got.

Kids still line up to get their books signed by the author.