Henry Huggins

Henry Huggins is the first book in the Henry Huggins series of children's novels, written by Beverly Cleary. Henry is an ordinary boy who manages to get into funny scrapes with his dog, Ribsy. The book was originally illustrated by Louis Darling and later by Tracy Dockray. According to the author, Beverly Cleary, back in 1949, when she wrote it, she declared that she was surprised to have written it at all. The book was a response to a letter from a child saying, "Where are the books about the kids like us?" One critic called the character of "Henry" the "modern Tom Sawyer." The character of Henry Huggins returned in later books and also in a play which was written by Beverly Cleary and Cynthia J. McGean. Books in the series Henry Huggins, published in 1950 Henry and Beezus, published in 1952 Henry and Ribsy, published in 1954 Henry and the Paper Route, published in 1957 Henry and the Clubhouse, published in 1962 Ribsy, published in 1964