Beverly Cleary, who once worked as a librarian before embarking on her writing career, is one of America's most successful children's authors. She has written more than thirty books that have sold upwards of ninety-one million copies around the world. Cleary's books, such as Beezus and Ramona and Ramona and Her Mother, which won the 1981 National Book Award, feature characters and stories built around the people she meets and funny situations she witnesses. Cleary herself struggled in school as a young student, inspiring her to write stories that children can relate to. Find everyday low prices at Walmart on a variety of children's books by Beverly Cleary and help your young readers learn to appreciate the power of books.