Henry Huggins

This article is about the character. For the novel, see Henry Huggins (novel). For the cricketer, see Henry Huggins (cricketer). For the British naturalist, see Henry Charles Huggins.
Henry Huggins
Cover of Henry Huggins
First appearanceHenry Huggins (1950)
Last appearanceRamona and Her Father (1977)[1]
Created byBeverly Cleary
Portrayed byHutch Dano (Ramona and Beezus)
In-universe information
GenderMale

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 the novels, he is in elementary school. The novels take place in the 1950s, which is when Cleary wrote most of the books. The books describe adventures that he experiences in his neighborhood and his interactions with other neighborhood children. He has a dog named Ribsy and a part-time job doing a paper route in North Portland.[2]

Cleary, a librarian, wrote the first Henry Huggins book in 1950, in response to the boys in her library searching for books "about boys like us." Cleary later launched a new series about one of the supporting characters, Ramona Quimby. The Ramona series ultimately surpassed the Henry Huggins series in popularity. Henry appeared only rarely in the Ramona series, as a supporting character. He was portrayed by Hutch Dano in the movie Ramona and Beezus.

  1. ^ Cleary, Beverly (1 November 2000). Ramona and Her Father. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192751034 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Warren, May (2016-02-17). "Beloved books reissued in time for Beverly Cleary's 100th birthday". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2017-10-27.