Beverly Cleary Books in Order

Just for Me is a Ramona‑themed journal packed with prompts, quizzes, and space to write. As readers revisit Ramona’s funniest and most embarrassing moments, they’re invited to record their own thoughts, memories, and secrets in a diary that’s meant to belong only to them.

This collection of four short stories—The Real Hole, Two Dog Biscuits, The Growing-Up Feet, and Janet’s Thingamajigs—follows four‑year‑old twins Jimmy and Janet through big little adventures, from digging a gigantic hole to trading cribs for real beds.

Fourth grade opens up Ramona’s world: she has a new best friend, Daisy, a baby sister, Roberta, and teachers who expect her to act a bit more grown up. Between school projects, sleepovers, and sisterly clashes, Ramona tries to be herself without always being the center of attention.

In this second memoir, Beverly Cleary recounts leaving Oregon for college, scraping by during the Depression, working as a librarian, marrying Clarence Cleary, and finally becoming a published author. It’s a candid, quietly funny look at how her adult life and writing career began.

Petey loves everything about bedtime except actually going to sleep. After the bath, stories, prayers, and monster check, he convinces his tired parents to let him tell the tale of the night he was born—adding wild details they’ve never heard before.

Now fourteen, Leigh Botts keeps a diary about high school, his parents’ separate lives, and Strider, the abandoned dog he shares with his friend Barry. Running with Strider and training for track help Leigh find confidence as he works out what kind of person he wants to be.

Eight‑year‑old Maggie Schultz flatly refuses to learn cursive; printing and typing seem good enough. Her rebellion upsets her parents and puzzles her teacher, who comes up with a clever plan that forces Maggie to confront just how curious she is about those loopy letters.

In this companion to Here Come The Twins, Jimmy and Janet return for more everyday escapades. The twins tackle new milestones, squabble over toys and attention, and learn—again and again—what it means to share a home, parents, and growing‑up moments with someone exactly your own age.

Mouse House Trio brings together all three Ralph S. Mouse adventures—The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Runaway Ralph, and Ralph S. Mouse—so readers can follow Ralph’s journey from daring hotel mouse to somewhat wiser traveler and reluctant class pet.

Jimmy and Janet are energetic preschool twins whose days are filled with small adventures. From digging a giant hole in the yard to inventing games in that “real” hole, they test rules, bicker, and discover how much fun it is to have a built‑in playmate.

In this memoir, Beverly Cleary traces her life from early childhood on an Oregon farm through high school in Portland. She recalls strict relatives, money worries, favorite books, and the small triumphs and hurts that later fed her fiction.

Jimmy and Janet are sure their feet have grown and that a trip to the shoe store will prove they need new shoes. Instead they come home with bright red boots that will last for years—and feel, to both twins, like a first step toward growing up.

Four‑year‑old Janet loves to collect tiny treasures—paper clips, beads, bits of string—and stash them in paper bags in her crib, safely out of twin brother Jimmy’s reach. When the bags take over her bed, a pair of new “big kid” beds forces her to reconsider what she really needs to keep.

Jimmy and Janet each receive a big dog biscuit from a neighbor, but they don’t own a dog. Their search for the “right” animal takes them past a parade of unsuitable pets before they settle on a surprising, and very pleased, recipient.

Designed for fans of the Ramona books, this diary offers space to jot down private thoughts, keep track of friends and school events, and reflect on favorite quotes from Beezus and Ramona’s adventures on Klickitat Street.

Now eight, Ramona is finally old enough to stay home with Beezus after school. A new baby on the way, the death of the family cat, and Aunt Bea’s sudden engagement make this a year of big changes and hard questions about what “forever” means.

Teenage Chuck loves his motorcycle and the thrill of bending the rules. Ignoring the safety lessons he once studied, he weaves through traffic and shows off—until one bad skid reminds him that luck and skill are not the same thing.

Through letters to his favorite author, Leigh Botts pours out worries about his parents’ divorce, a stolen lunch, and being the new kid. As the correspondence turns into a private journal, he discovers that writing can help him face problems he can’t fix.

This omnibus volume gathers Beverly Cleary’s teen romances—Fifteen, The Luckiest Girl, and Jean and Johnny—following three different girls as they navigate first crushes, awkward dates, family expectations, and the small choices that shape who they want to be.

Older and restless at the Mountain View Inn, Ralph agrees to go to school with a boy named Ryan. A classroom full of children, a temperamental motorcycle, and a skeptical teacher push Ralph to prove that a mouse can be more than a pest.

Third grade brings a new school, a bus ride on her own, and big expectations as her mother works and her father goes back to college. Between an infamous raw‑egg incident and a classroom illness, Ramona wonders if everyone secretly thinks she’s a nuisance.

Ramona likes being her mother’s girl, but lately it seems as if Mrs. Quimby and Beezus share all the grown‑up secrets. Stuck with a tantrum‑prone preschooler after school and worried about family arguments, Ramona has to figure out where she really fits.

Beaver Cleaver’s life is full of small disasters: classroom mix‑ups, well‑meant lies, and schemes that backfire. This novelization brings the humor and warmth of the television family to the page as Beaver, Wally, and their parents muddle through suburban childhood.

When Mr. Quimby loses his job, money gets tight and tempers fray. Second‑grader Ramona is sure she can help—by cutting back on luxuries, planning schemes to earn cash, and trying to make her father quit smoking, whether he wants to or not.

All summer Ramona has been practicing bravery, but first grade makes it hard. A new bedroom, a working mother, a scary dog, and a tense teacher force her to decide what being “brave” actually means when you’re still afraid.

Socks the cat has a perfect life with his young owners—until they bring home a new baby. Banished to the garage and blamed for mischief, he must find a way to win back their attention and learn how to share his family.

Tired of sharing his motorcycle and obeying mouse rules, Ralph runs away from the hotel to a kids’ summer camp. There he meets Garf, a lonely camper, and faces cats, traps, and misunderstandings that make him rethink what “freedom” really costs.

Ramona Quimby finally starts kindergarten and is determined to be good, but her curiosity keeps landing her in trouble—from pulling Susan’s curls to chasing Davy and resisting a substitute teacher. A funny, honest look at what early school really feels like.

Nine‑year‑old twins Mitch and Amy bicker constantly—over games, chores, and who gets the best seat. But when Mitch struggles with reading, Amy wrestles with multiplication, and a school bully targets them both, the twins discover how much they rely on each other.

Ralph is a young mouse living in a hotel when a boy named Keith arrives with a perfect toy motorcycle. Discovering that engine noises make it go, Ralph races through the halls at night—until a crisis forces him to prove he’s more than just reckless.

A mix‑up in a parking lot separates Ribsy from Henry, sending the dog on a wandering journey through town. As he samples life with several different families, Ribsy never stops trying to find his way back to the boy who truly belongs to him.

Sixteen‑year‑old Barbara is stunned when her college‑age sister suddenly announces she’s getting married. Swept up in talk of dresses, in‑laws, and tight budgets, Barbara thrills to the romance but slowly realizes that adult life is far more complicated than she imagined.

Henry’s dog Ribsy is usually just another neighborhood pet—until the Parent‑Teacher Association decides to feature him in a school event. Between overexcited kids, worried adults, and one determined dog, the evening turns into a tangle only Henry and Ribsy can straighten out.

Now the youngest paperboy in town, Henry pours his earnings into building a first‑class clubhouse with his friends. A strict boys‑only rule, an inquisitive Ramona, and demanding customers quickly show him that jobs and friendships are trickier than they look.

Another visit with the Cleaver family finds Beaver in the thick of everyday trouble—misunderstanding teachers, clashing with Wally, and trying to do the right thing even when he doesn’t quite understand the rules the grown‑ups live by.

In 1920s Pitchfork, Oregon, Emily Bartlett’s imagination keeps getting her into scrapes—bleaching the plow horse, accidentally intoxicating the pigs, frightening guests at a sleepover. Her biggest dream is to help bring a real library to her small town.

In this story inspired by the classic television family, Beaver Cleaver watches his older brother Wally race toward adulthood and tries to keep up. Everyday mishaps at home, school, and around the neighborhood show how confusing—and funny—growing up with an older sibling can be.

Four‑year‑old Jimmy longs for something "real," so when his father gives him a proper shovel he digs an enormous hole in the yard. Once the thrill of digging fades, the family must find a satisfying use for his hard work.

On a busy farm, three children and a crowd of animals romp from A to Z through a day filled with clucks, grunts, rumbles, and whoops. This noisy alphabet book turns letter practice into a playful chorus of barnyard sounds.

Shy Jean Jarrett is used to admiring people from afar—especially television idol Kip Ladish. When popular classmate Johnny takes an interest in her, she’s plunged into real‑life parties, mixed messages, and the sometimes painful work of growing into herself.

Shelley leaves rainy Oregon to spend the school year with friends in sunny California. New clothes, new boys, and a new school feel glamorous at first, but distance from home forces her to rethink family, love, and the kind of life she really wants.

Henry is desperate to land a coveted newspaper route, but he’s officially too young. From selling subscriptions to covering for older boys, he does everything he can to prove he’s responsible enough—while Ramona unintentionally makes things much more complicated.

Jane Purdy feels completely ordinary next to the confident girls at her high school. When she meets Stan, a kind, good‑looking delivery boy, her first real romance begins—and so do all the doubts and small triumphs that come with being fifteen.

Nine‑year‑old Beezus loves her little sister, but four‑year‑old Ramona is noisy, impulsive, and impossible to predict. From ruined library books to chaotic birthday parties, Beezus wonders if it’s even possible to like someone you’re supposed to love.

Fourth‑grader Otis Spofford lives to stir up excitement, whether he’s shooting spitballs, meddling with class experiments, or pestering Ellen Tebbits. When one prank goes too far, he finally learns what it feels like to be on the wrong side of a joke.

Henry’s father promises to take him salmon fishing if he can keep Ribsy out of trouble for weeks. That’s a tall order for a dog who chases garbage trucks and annoys neighbors, especially once Ramona starts “helping.”

Henry wants a shiny red bicycle more than anything, but his parents can’t afford one. With Beezus’s help he tries every money‑making scheme he can dream up, discovering that earning a dream is harder—and funnier—than he imagined.

Third‑grader Ellen is hiding a terrible secret: she has to wear itchy woolen underwear. When she discovers that the new girl, Austine, has the same problem, the two become instant friends—until a misunderstanding threatens to end their friendship for good.

Nothing exciting ever seems to happen to Henry—until the day he meets a scruffy stray dog on the bus. Naming him Ribsy turns everyday errands, school projects, and neighborhood games into a string of funny, chaotic adventures.