You might not be familiar with the name Beverly Cleary，but perhaps you have read one of her books——Ramona the Pest，Dear Mr Henshaw，too，she changed the world of children's books.
As a child, Cleary had trouble learning to read. Even after she had learned to love reading，she still found many books boring. The girl felt like the people she was reading about had little to do with her or her life. She wanted to read funny books about children like herself.
When she grew up, Cleary became a librarian. One day，some boys learned across the counter and asked her, Henry Huggins, tells the story of a boy and the stray dog that he takes in. Huggins is just an ordinary third﹣graderhit.
Cleary went on to write more books about Huggins and the other children in his neighborhood. From this neighborhood, "Ramona the Pest" became Cleary's best﹣known character. Ramona is curious and stubborn. She is always getting into trouble. Whenever Ramona gets into trouble, it's often funny
Unlike many other children's authors, Cleary liked to focus on real-life problems. In several of her books, the parents have money problems or are unhappy with their jobs. Cleary dealt with these situations with a gentle sense of humour and a deep understanding.
Cleary created over 40 books in all. More than 91 million copies of her books have been sold. The great author died at the age of 104 on March 25. Although she is no longer with us，her characters and stories will continue to be loved by many for years to come.
