Henry Huggins (novel)

Henry Huggins is the first book in the Henry Huggins series of children's novels, written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling.^[1] It is about a boy named Henry Huggins who finds a dog while going to the drug store and names it "Ribsy". This book was a response to a letter from a child saying, "Where are the books about the kids like us?" One critic called the character of "Henry" the "modern Tom Sawyer."^[2]

The character of Henry Huggins returned in later books and also in a play which was written by Beverly Cleary and Cynthia J. McGean.^[1]

This book was written in the 1950's The main character of the book are Ribsy and Henry. Henry is a kind by protective person. Ribsy is a cute and loving dog.

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