Just Like Beverly by Vicki Conrad illustrated by David Hohn

I loved Beverly Cleary books as a child and still enjoy reading them aloud to younger readers.  My parents did not like reading them aloud to me because they disapproved of Ramona's behavior!!😏 So Mrs. Cleary books took me from a faltering, struggling reader to an independent reader  (Nancy Drew also helped me become an independent reader!)!
This picture book biography focuses on Beverly Cleary's early childhood and elementary years and her love for writing at an early age.  Although the reader learns about how she began her professional writing career and about her continued success as an author, most of this book focuses on her childhood, which reader will find relatable.  Astute Cleary fans will make connections between her childhood to events in her books. 
The author includes several pages of additional information about Cleary in smaller font for adult or older readers.  A timeline of her life is also in the back of the book. 
On the day I am writing this blog post, Beverly Cleary is still alive (103 years old!!).
*Highly recommend for Beverly Cleary fans.
-Borrowed from the library.