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Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, more than sixty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tom Angleberger, Henry and Ribsy will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!Ever since the day Ribsy walked into Henry Huggins's life, the pup's appetite for adventure has gotten him into all kinds of trouble. So when Henry asks his dad if Ribsy can go along on their big fishing trip, Mr. Huggins agrees, under one condition: the dog must learn to behave himself first.Henry feels certain Ribsy can rise to the occasion. But his four-legged friend just can't stop sniffing out scrapes. Whether terrorizing the garbageman or gobbling Ramona Quimby's ice cream cone, Ribsy's a handful . . . and it's going to take all of Henry's ingenuity to come up with a solution.

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Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, more than fifty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Henry and the Clubhouse will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!Now that Henry Huggins finally has a paper route, he doesn't have much free time with his friends. Which makes the building of a boys-only clubhouse all the more important! With a top secret password for entry and an old stuffed owl keeping watch, Henry and his pals are thrilled with their private space.But Henry soon realizes that even a No Girls Allowed sign won't keep out neighborhood pest Ramona Quimby-and once Ramona gets mad, she just might cause the end of Henry's newspaper career.

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Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, more than sixty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, Henry Huggins-the beloved author's debut novel-will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!I wish something exciting would happen, Henry Huggins often thought. For a third-grade boy, life on Klickitat Street was just about as exciting as getting your tonsils out. That is, until the thump, thump, thump of a stray dog's tail changed Henry's life forever. From that moment on, the two were inseparable.Beginning with trouble on the bus trip home that leads to a thrilling ride in a police car, Ribsy ensures that Henry will never have another dull moment. Together, Henry and Ribsy cause more excitement than Klickitat Street can handle!

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Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, more than sixty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by Caldecott Honor author and illustrator Marla Frazee, Henry and Beezus will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!Henry Huggins wants a new bicycle more than anything. Since money doesn't grow on trees, Henry takes matters into his own hands and enlists the aid of neighborhood pal Beezus Quimby to help him make his dreams of wheeling down Klickitat Street on a shiny red bike come true. But somehow Henry and Beezus's attempts to earn money go awry. Selling bubblegum on the playground lands them in trouble with the teacher, and bidding at a bicycle auction results in losing Beezus's pesty little sister, Ramona. Still, no matter what they get into, Henry is lucky to have Beezus by his side.

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Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, sixty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Jeff Kinney, Henry and the Paper Route will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!When Henry Huggins sees his friend Scooter delivering newspapers, he's seized with the desire for a paper route of his very own. But Scooter's boss, Mr. Capper, won't hire Henry because Henry's not yet eleven!While Henry waits impatiently for his birthday to come, he tries everything he can think of to get Mr. Capper to change his mind. But in the end it might just be pesky little Ramona Quimby who saves the day. . . .

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