chendra
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Post by chendra on Apr 8, 2016 2:30:54 GMT
Oregon Public Broadcasting made an Oregon Art Beat half-hour feature about her career in advance of her 100th birthday. You can watch it here: Beverly Cleary
When I first moved to Portland, I was so excited to live on Tillamook Street like Ellen Tebbits, and after I got married, I really made an effort to find a house to buy on Klickitat Street. No luck  |
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 8, 2016 2:43:35 GMT
Thank you.
Have you been to her park to see the statues?
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Apr 8, 2016 2:46:15 GMT
Thank you. Have you been to her park to see the statues? Yes! I used to walk my dog there 
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on Apr 8, 2016 2:49:39 GMT
Those are real street names? <sigh> I love me some Beverly Cleary (with the original drawings).  |
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 8, 2016 3:09:39 GMT
Those are real street names? <sigh> I love me some Beverly Cleary (with the original drawings). Yep. The open air mall where Ribsy gets lost is real too, but it was closed in because an open air mall in Portland us pretty dumb! There are a whole bunch of things inn the book that really exist, it is pretty cool!  |
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paget
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Post by paget on Apr 8, 2016 3:14:24 GMT
Thank you. Have you been to her park to see the statues? Yes! I used to walk my dog there
Are the statues of the characters?! |
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Apr 8, 2016 3:25:53 GMT
Yes! I used to walk my dog there
Are the statues of the characters?! Yes--Henry, Ramona and Ribsy. Statues |
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Post by coffeetalk on Apr 8, 2016 4:59:20 GMT
Love her, she turns 100 on April 12!
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Post by cyndijane on Apr 8, 2016 8:20:52 GMT
We're reading these with my boys right now. They love these books! I wish we were close enough to go see these statues! We'll probably do something fun for her birthday next week.
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on Apr 8, 2016 13:54:07 GMT
I think my favorite BC book is "Otis Spofford"- he's such a mischievous boy, and that was where I first heard the word "come-uppance".
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Post by epeanymous on Apr 8, 2016 13:58:22 GMT
We always take the kids to Grant Park in Portland; they love playing around the statues (there is supposed to be a geocache there, but we aren't good at geocaching and we haven't found it).
I loved the books as a kid. A friend of ours lived for several years in the neighborhood where the books seem to be set, and it really is idyllic.
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Apr 8, 2016 16:38:30 GMT
For those interested in the neighborhood, one of her childhood homes in the Grant Park area (Klickitat Street neighborhood) was for sale a few years ago when I was house hunting. There was of course, a great deal of interest in it--school children from the Beverly Cleary school were allowed to tour it and photos were featured in various articles. Here is one with nice photos: Hancock Street HouseAlso, a new book detailing the neighborhood places she mentions in her books just came out if you're ever in town and want to take a nice self guided walk. Walking with Ramona .I'm going to see if I can find a copy today. I also now feel the need to reread some of her books (with the original Louis Darling illustrations) as peamac said. My sister collects them, so I'm always on the lookout. |
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Post by keesha on Apr 8, 2016 19:01:15 GMT
I set this to record - thanks!
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