Ribsy - Hardcover

by Beverly Cleary (Author), Louis Darling (Illustrator)

This special edition of Ribsy features the original illustrations by Louis Darling--the first artist to ever render Henry, Ribsy, Ramona, and Beezus--as well as a foreword written by the award-winning author and illustrator of El Deafo, Cece Bell.

Good ol' Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along the way--and scoring a touchdown for a local high school team is only part of the fun!

Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives Henry's dog, Ribsy, the center stage in this dog's-eye view of the adventure of a lifetime.

Back Jacket

Louis Darling was the very first illustrator to give the world of Beverly Cleary a face. His renderings of the Klickitat Street adventures became a gateway to imagination and the joy of reading for generations of children. Now, more than fifty years later, his illustrations once again grace the pages of classic stories by Beverly Cleary. With a foreword by award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell, Ribsy will be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers!

All Ribsy wanted to do that ordinary Saturday morning was ride along with his boy, Henry Huggins, in the family's new station wagon. But a wild turn of events leaves Ribsy lost in a rainy mall parking lot, discovered by a rowdy group of little girls, and taken to a strange home where he's scrubbed with flower-scented shampoo and petted half to death.

Ribsy is desperate to find Henry, but he hits a roadblock when he can't pick up his scent. Ribsy's quest to get back home will take him places he never imagined going--but if it reunites him with the boy who saved his life, every step of the way will have been worth it.