theshaggyshepherd's review against another edition
4.0
As an avid reader when I was little and still now, I am really excited about this book. Just Like Beverly by Vicki Conrad is a biography about Beverly Cleary, a popular children's book writer. The feeling she describes of not seeing herself represented realistically in the books she was reading as a young child is an issue that I felt as well and that has come up as a topic again in the last couple of years for certain topics. Her story is encouraging. heartwarming, and the illustrations adding a fun layer to the story. i will be excited to add this to my bookshelf.
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Find that teacher, that librarian, who helps you discover books and the confidence to read
Write what you know and long to see in literature
Beverly Cleary does all this and more. This is an excellent picture book biography. HIGHLY recommend!
Write what you know and long to see in literature
Beverly Cleary does all this and more. This is an excellent picture book biography. HIGHLY recommend!
derby5's review against another edition
5.0
I never knew much of anything about Beverly Cleary, other than she was my favorite author as a child (along with Laura Ingalls Wilder). I never would have known that someone who wrote so well and created such perfect young characters would have ever struggled academically, or spent so much time isolated from other children. The illustrations in this book are very special. The have a quiet retro tone (sort of mid century modern colors) but nicely portray the images with energy and warmth.
madelinefmcguire's review against another edition
5.0
A picturebook biography of the life of Beverly Cleary. Details her growing up and her struggle as a reader until she found books she enjoyed and a teacher who cared.
Other than adoring her Romna books I didn't know anything about her life, and this book was very insightful. The pictures were great and the story was easy to follow with a lot of great information, I loved the timeline in the back of the book.
Other than adoring her Romna books I didn't know anything about her life, and this book was very insightful. The pictures were great and the story was easy to follow with a lot of great information, I loved the timeline in the back of the book.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
Hard to believe that Beverly Cleary, famous for Beezes and Ramona is over 100 years old. She is currently 103,to be precise. And her first book, Henry Huggins, was published in 1950. I well remember reading her books when I was in elementary school, and even back in the 1960s, they were of a time long ago.
This picture book gives a brief biography of Cleary as a child, and what influenced her stories. And I like that it points out that the most successful books are written by the authors to tell stories that they wanted to read when they were kids.
Highly recommended as a good intro to this most famous author. Children who enjoy her stories will enjoy learning how she became the author that she is.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This picture book gives a brief biography of Cleary as a child, and what influenced her stories. And I like that it points out that the most successful books are written by the authors to tell stories that they wanted to read when they were kids.
Highly recommended as a good intro to this most famous author. Children who enjoy her stories will enjoy learning how she became the author that she is.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
ivyinthepages's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 4.63 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4.5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 4.5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Genre: Children/ Non fiction book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
Characters: 4.5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 4.5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Genre: Children/ Non fiction book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
pianosharon's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a lovely picture book biography of Beverly Cleary. The illustrations are sweet and the author takes us all through Beverly's childhood and adult life, showing the formative events that led her to become one of the most beloved children's authors of all time.
Read this book and then hand your kid a stack of Beverly Cleary books!
Read this book and then hand your kid a stack of Beverly Cleary books!
roden5's review against another edition
4.0
This was delightful. I didn’t know anything about Beverly Clearly and as a child, I never read her books. I sadly missed out on that, but thankfully literature preserves well in our society, and I can introduce her work to my littles!
earldizon's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.0
This seemed like the perfect book to kick off my reading year.
I'm surprised I hadn't read this yet considering how much I adore Beverly Cleary and that we had both the author and the illustrator do a reading at the bookstore when this first came out. (Of course, I could have just forgotten to mark it as read on that other platform.)
Anyway, it was great to read about her life and her contributions to children's literature. It reminded me of all the fun bookish things I've had with her books.
Some takeaways for aspiring writers: Write what you know about. Write what you want to read about. Don't just think about writing, write!
I'm surprised I hadn't read this yet considering how much I adore Beverly Cleary and that we had both the author and the illustrator do a reading at the bookstore when this first came out. (Of course, I could have just forgotten to mark it as read on that other platform.)
Anyway, it was great to read about her life and her contributions to children's literature. It reminded me of all the fun bookish things I've had with her books.
Some takeaways for aspiring writers: Write what you know about. Write what you want to read about. Don't just think about writing, write!