Muggie Maggie

By: Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by:
Kay Life
Maggie stubbornly refuses to learn cursive in third grade; those curves and connections between letters are silly (hence the Muggie!). With a little help from a perceptive teacher, however, Maggie is able to change her opinion without losing her dignity.

Otis Spofford

By: Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by:
Louise Darling

Otis Spofford likes to stir up a bit of excitement at home and in his third grade class; nothing awful, of course, just enough to keep things interesting. But he meets his match when he teases Ellen Tebbits and gets his comeuppance!

Harry Gets an Uncle

Illustrated by:
Yossi Abolafia
Harry’s Aunt Rose is getting ready to marry the tuba player in her five-piece band. Will Harry’s first experience as a ring bearer be as awful as his friend’s stint as ring bearer and flower girl combined?

Dear Mr. Henshaw

By: Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by:
Paul O. Zelinsky
A young boy, Leigh, begins writing letters to a famous author, Mr. Henshaw, revealing what's going on in his life — like his parents' divorce — as he gradually matures and finds his place in the world. Leigh's voice is plausible and poignant.

Emily's Runaway Imagination

By: Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by:
Beth & Joe Krush
Emily Bartlett lives in a farmhouse in a small Oregon town during a time when cars are still unusual and libraries are rare. When spring comes, Emily feels that something wonderful will happen — and it does!

Henry Huggins

By: Beverly Cleary
Illustrated by:
Tracy Dockray
Henry Huggins is a regular kid who longs for some excitement in his otherwise normal – and he thinks boring life. When it arrives in the form of a scrawny dog he names Ribsy, the adventures and laughs begin!

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