![]() ![]() “I used to bake bread while I wrote," she once explained. Many authors crank up their favorite tunes during writing sessions, but Cleary had a different approach. Beverly Cleary would write and bake simultaneously. She claimed to have always kept children who might be undergoing similar trials in mind while writing. It was an experience Cleary never forgot. We wanted a story,” she lamented in her autobiography. Phonic lists were a drag and being force-fed Dick & Jane-style narratives was flat-out excruciating. Getting put into the lowest reading circle in first grade almost made young Cleary resent books. Beverly Cleary always sympathized with struggling readers. Many of Cleary’s best-known stories were partially set in Portland’s Grant Park (she grew up nearby) and, as a loving nod, the city unveiled statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog at the park in 1995. ![]()
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