Ellen Tebbits CD

Cleary, Beverly

3.96

8,388 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 0060785950 ISBN 13: 9780060785956

Publisher: HarperFestival, 2005

Austine Allen and Ellen Tebbits share a secret, and a special friendship, but when the two buddies have a falling out, Ellen worries that she may not be able to say "sorry," despite how much their friendship means. Book available.

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Review:

"Through all Ellen's joys and sorrows runs a thread of humor that makes the reader chuckle even when he is sympathizing with her".

Saturday Review

"Ellen and her troubles are both funny and touching; we meet her trying to hide her long underwear at dancing school, and playing a substitute rat in The Pied Piper.' All is told with a downright realism, and the school scenes are choice."-- "New York Herald Tribune"

About the Author:

Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up.

Instead she became a librarian. When a young boy asked her, "Where are the books about kids like us?" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!

Mrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.

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