''Henry Huggins'' is the first book in the

Henry Huggins Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of children's literature novels by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling, and first appearing in ''Henry Huggins''. He is a young boy living on Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon. In ...

series of children's novels, written by

Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916March 25, 2021) was an American writer of chapter books, children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide sin ...

. Henry is an ordinary boy who manages to get into funny scrapes with his dog, Ribsy. First published on September 6, 1950, it was originally illustrated by

Louis Darling Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 – January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, writer, and environmentalist, best known for illustrating the Henry Huggins series and other children's books written by Beverly Cleary. He and his wife Lois p ...

and later by

Tracy Dockray Tracy Dockray (born 1962) is an American artist. She illustrated the current HarperCollins editions of Beverly Cleary's children's novels. Biography Tracy Dockray spent her early years growing up on the plains of Texas before moving to New York wh ...

. It has been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish, and published as audio books read by Barbara Caruso and

Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout ...

. The book was a response to a letter from a child saying, "Where are the books about the kids like us?" One critic called the character of "Henry" the "modern Tom Sawyer."Henry Huggins
The Camping magazine, Volume 25 By American Camping Association, Camp Directors Association (U.S.), accessed May 2010 The character of Henry Huggins returned in later books and also in a play which was written by Beverly Cleary and Cynthia J. McGean.Henry and Ramona
Beverly Cleary, Cynthia J. McGean, p.70, 1997

Books in the series

* ''Henry Huggins'', published in 1950 * ''

Henry and Beezus ''Henry and Beezus'' is the second book in the Henry Huggins series. This humorous children's novel was written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1952. Henry comes up with many ways to earn money for the new red bicycle he wants, but they all s ...

'', published in 1952 * ''

Henry and Ribsy ''Henry and Ribsy'' is the third book in the Henry Huggins series of humorous children's novels written by Beverly Cleary. Henry's dad has promised to take him salmon fishing on one condition – he has to keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for ...

'', published in 1954 * ''

Henry and the Paper Route ''Henry and the Paper Route'' is a book of Henry Huggins series that was written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 – January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, writer, and environmen ...

'', published in 1957 * ''

Henry and the Clubhouse ''Henry and the Clubhouse'', by Beverly Cleary, is the fifth book in Henry Huggins series. Now that he has the paper route he wanted so badly in the previous book, ''Henry and the Paper Route'', Henry finds that it's harder than he expected. His ...

'', published in 1962 * ''

Ribsy ''Ribsy'' is a children's book by Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916March 25, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of ...

'', published in 1964

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* Novels by Beverly Cleary Novels set in Portland, Oregon 1950 American novels 1950 children's books {{1950s-child-novel-stub