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New! Beverly Cleary answers your questions in a new audio interview! Reading Rockets, a founding partner of D.E.A.R. Day recently asked readers to send in any questions they had for beloved author, Beverly Cleary. 500 readers responded with questions and Reading Rockets picked the top 13 to ask Beverly Cleary. Listen as Beverly Cleary talks about which characters she relates to the most, the process of writing, and more! The Newspaper Association of America Foundation, HarperCollins Children's Books, and National Drop Everything and Read Day have teamed up to offer a section a week of Beverly Cleary’s beloved book Ramona the Pest to newspapers around the country. Take some time to read about the kindergarten adventures of everyone’s favorite pest, Ramona Quimby. Newspapers interested in participating and running the serial should visit www.naafoundation.org. Interested readers should contact their local newspaper or local Newspaper in Education program to find out if Ramona the Pest will be available in the local paper. --- Here's something else that might make you Drop Everything And Read: Beverly Cleary's beloved books are now available as e-books! Starting April 8, you can read about Ramona, Beezus, Henry and Ribsy on your e-reader (Kindle or Sony Reader, to name a few) your computer, or your PDA. D.E.A.R. enters the 21st Century by making these classic books available to read both in print books and electronic books. Beverly Cleary, always forward thinking, is one of the first children's book authors to make her books available in these up-to-date formats -- you can even download some of her audiobooks on to your computer or mp3 player. Listen to samples, or download audiobooks and ebooks here! --- Send us your successful D.E.A.R. day pictures and stories! Just email: dearfeedback@harpercollins.com  |
