The Henry Huggins Audio Collection - Beverly Cleary

Category: Children, Classic, Humor
Language: English
Keywords: Beezus Henry Huggins Ribsy Romona

Written by Beverly Cleary
Read by Neil Patrick Harris, William Roberts
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: November 22, 2011
Total Duration: about 15hrs

Come join Henry on Kilckitat Street as he gets into hijinks – usually with the help of Ribsy and none other than Ramona Quimby. Genuinely funny books for children are few and far between. So, when a story like Henry Huggins comes along, it comes to stay. Children everywhere see themselves in this irresistible boy’s adventures.

Henry Huggins – Beverly Cleary’s first book published in 1950
During an unforgettable year that begins when Henry discovers a lost, hungry dog he calls Ribsy, listeners will have a grand time. Before the suspenseful conclusion, they’ll meet Henry’s friends on Klickitat Street, including Beezus and her little sister, Ramona, and enjoy lots of hilarious happenings. No wonder this continuously engaging and heartwarming story is a classic!

Henry and Beezus
Henry Huggins is saving up for the bicycle of his dreams, but his plans to earn money don’t work out quite as planned. From selling bubble gum on the playground to helping out with his friend Scooter’s paper route, everything Henry tries seems to lead to trouble. Luckily, Henry’s neighborhood friend Beezus Quimby is ready to step in and lend a hand.

Henry and Ribsy
At last, Henry Huggins’s father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry’s dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor’s barbecue roast to stealing a policeman’s lunch. To go on the fishing trip, Henry must keep Ribsy out of trouble — no chasing cats, no digging up lawns…and no getting anywhere near little Ramona Quimby, the pest of Klickitat Street.

Henry and the Paper Route
Henry Huggins can’t wait until he turns eleven years old, so he can have a paper route like his friend Scooter McCarthy. Henry wants to prove to the route manager that he is responsible enough to handle the job right now. First he thinks of giving away free kittens with newspaper subscriptions, and then his advertising scheme helps his class win the newspaper drive. But he still doesn’t have a paper route. Will Ramona Quimby, making a real pest of herself, help Henry get the job he wants so much?

Henry and the Clubhouse
For Henry Huggins and his friends Robert and Murph, a clubhouse is a place where they can do as they please, without being bothered by girls. The sign that says NO GIRLS ALLOWED — THIS MEANS YOU especially means Ramona Quimby. Lately Ramona has been following Henry on his newspaper route, embarrassing him in front of Henry’s customers. The day Ramona follows Henry to the clubhouse, she wants to teach him girls aren’t so bad, but she almost puts an end to his newspaper career forever.

Ribsy
Henry Huggin’s dog, Ribsy, is hopelessly lost in a huge shopping mall parking lot. It’s raining hard, the pavement is slick, horns are honking, and drivers are shouting. When Ribsy thinks he has found the Huggins’s new station wagon at last, he jumps in the open tailgate window and falls asleep, exhausted. When he wakes up to find himself in the wrong car, lots of little girls pet him and make plans to give him a bath. All Ribsy wants to do is go home to Henry. Instead, he’s about to begin the liveliest adventure of his life.

The last track on some books is a talk with the author.