Ellen Tebbits - Softcover

Cleary, Beverly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044042299X ISBN 13: 9780440422990

Publisher: Dell Pub Co, 1980

Synopsis

Ellen's life is free of problems, except for such things as being teased by Otis Spofford and having to wear woolen underwear

About this title

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

"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 is a real girl and her adventures are full of zest and interest!"--The Horn Book

"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

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"

Ellen is a real girl and her adventures are full of zest and interest! --The Horn Book"

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

-Ellen is a real girl and her adventures are full of zest and interest!---The Horn Book

-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

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 044042299X
• ISBN 13: 9780440422990
• Binding: Paperback