. Happy Birthday to the woman who gave us Henry Huggins, Ramona, Beezus, the Mouse and the Motorcycle (my God, how I loved that book), and three generations’ worth of joy. As you might guess, Cleary grew up with what sounds like lots of freedom, and chores, since she lived on a farm in rural […]
![Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary! Alas, She Laments: “Today’s Kids Get No Freedom.” Ramona was based on a kindergarten age girl Cleary saw walking home from the grocery...alone. Which was normal.](https://www.freerangekids.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ramona-and-beezus.jpg)