Cleary, Beverly. "Newbery Medal Acceptance." Horn Book 60 (August 1984): 429-438. This speech is filled with information about Cleary's past, her opinions about children and modern society, her reasons for writing Dear Mr. Henshaw, and readers' reactions to the book.
Commire, Anne. Something about the Author. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale Research, 1971. The entry on Beverly Cleary includes personal and career information as well as an account of her philosophy of writing.
Fuller, Muriel, ed. More Junior Authors.
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1963. Includes an enlightening autobiographical sketch of Cleary.
Gillespie, John T., and Christine B. Gilbert, eds. Best Books for Children: Preschool Through the Middle.....
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