Henry and Ribsy audiobook

The third book in the Henry Huggins series, is Henry and Ribsy.Henry wants to go fishing with his father, so his dad makes him a deal, keep Ribsy out of trouble for two month's then he can go fishing, this is not easy to do.The moments I love in this book are, when Ribsy suddenly starts growling at

This year, when Mr. Huggins goes fishing, his son Henry wants to come, too. But Henry's dog Ribsy is causing trouble. So they make a deal, if Henry can keep Ribsy out of trouble for a month, Mr. Huggins will take him fishing. Henry thinks it'll be easy, but he soon learns it's going to be harder then he thought.This book was my first introduction to Beverly Cleary, so it holds a special place in my heart. Henry's adventures are real, funny, and heart-warming. The chapter "Ramona and the PTA" is not to be missed; it's a riot.I highly recommend this kid's classic.

I read this book so many times when I was seven or eight and just getting into chapter books. I longed for a dog back then, and of course I only wanted one more (despite Ribsy's escapades) after reading this story. It's sweet, easy to read, and entertaining. Nowadays I'd probably find it a little simple, but for anyone aged 6-10, this is a fantastic book! It's one I'm looking forward to passing on to my kids and grandkids (someday ... in the distant future ...).~Kellyn Roth, Reveries Reviews

2021 reads, #17. Stop everything! BEVERLY CLEARY HAS DIED! Like millions of others, Cleary is one of the authors I used to regularly read back in my childhood in the 1970s; and I've been meaning to do a middle-aged reassessment of her work, much like I did with Judy Blume in 2019, so her unfortunate passing seemed as good a day as any to jump on the Chicago Public Library website and check out eight of her ebooks before everyone else could come around to the idea of doing so themselves.Today's book was Cleary's fifth, and the third in the "Henry Huggins" series; and reading it again as a fiftysomething adult, it's finally occurred to me why I considered Cleary an okay writer when I was a kid but not an author I immediately turned to when wanting something to read, her books usually ending up in my possession because of random garage sales or friends of friends, unlike someone like Judy Blume whose books I deliberately sought out in the Scholastic monthly catalog and at my grade school's library. And that's because, although Cleary's emphasis on authentic-feeling stories about authentic-feeling kids was a literal revolution in the early 1950s when she first started publishing them (a point in history when typical "appropriate children's literature" included things like Little Lord Fauntleroy and the King James Bible), it was a small and genteel revolution only, in that no one is ever going to consider pleasant little stories about pleasant little middle-class lives as somehow daring or compelling. Even as a kid, I was looking for stories that would challenge and amaze me; but Cleary's books are much more the chapter-book version of comfort food, detailing mundane events and always ending on a happy note, which is why I tended to gravitate towards her books as a kid only on bored afternoons during summer vacations or when there was literally nothing else around to read.That said, this is clearly a better book than the original 1950 Henry Huggins I re-read a few days ago -- it has a more traditional three-act structure for one thing, and is also legitimately laugh-out-loud funny at many points, sometimes because of Cleary's knowing nod to the parents who she knew would also be reading these (I'm kind of amazed as a middle-ager to realize how much of this book is about Mr. and Mrs. Huggins gently mocking their child to his oblivious face, which I've learned as an adult is one of the most exquisite pleasures of being smarter than a kid), and sometimes from the pure absurdity of the mental images she conjures up. (I dare you to picture a grime-covered four-year-old Ramona Quimby sitting on a hot sidewalk, greedily taking huge bites out of a solid one-pound block of butter she's holding in her greasy little hands, and not burst into hilarious laughter.) That made this a nostalgic read and one I'm glad I took on, but has also made it clear why I had such an ambivalent relationship with Cleary as a kid, and why her titles generally sat on a shelf in our basement with all the other '50s children's books my family acquired through various means, while the brand-new books from the '70s could be found front and center in my bedroom upstairs. This title, along with all of Cleary's work, comes with a limited and gentle recommendation in that spirit.The 2021 Beverly Cleary Memorial Re-Read: Henry Huggins (1950) Henry and Beezus (1952) Otis Spofford (1953) Henry and Ribsy (1954) Fifteen (1956) Henry and the Paper Route (1957) Henry and the Clubhouse (1962) Ribsy (1964) Ramona and Her Mother (1979) Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983) Ramona Forever (1984) Strider (1991)

Sweet read-aloud with my six year old. One quibble: if the main questions are will Henry get to go fishing with his dad, and will Henry catch a salmon, the cover art, though charming, is a massive spoiler.

Book 15Jake Olson This kid is just like any other kid, Henry just wants to have some fun and go salmon fishing with his day. Its in the summer so he has to wait till September to go fishing for salmon. His dog Ribsy has been getting into lots of trouble and he doesn't do anything about it because he is always talking about the trash and how he hates to take it out. He had made a bargain with his dad, if he could keep Ribsy out of trouble until September than he will think about it. So he does every thing he can to keep his dog out of trouble and hoping to catch a giant Chinook salmon, well that is what he boasts out to is friend scooter. His book is great, it has all these things I can related to, like about fishing and an old dog and friend trouble. Well what i'm trying to say is that he isn't the only one that is annoyed by stuff. This book very well written and in that case I love reading it. This book is most of the time keeping me on the edge of my couch, but not that often. If I could change anything that it would probably be making it have more action. With that it will be a lot more fun to read.

Henry just wants to go fishing with his dad. But the deal requires him to keep Ribsy under control. That would be a whole lot easier if circumstances AROUND Ribsy didn't lend themselves to become so much chaos.Fun to read again as an adult. My daughter loved the book so much she asked for all the other Henry books for Christmas. This is a clear win given my daughter is dyslexic and reading is a horrid chore for her most of the time. Yay for Beverly Cleary!

Want to do a reread so will review at that time.

Reading this book to my kids, I only wished I'd started this series with them sooner. But they loved it and want to read more books in the series. I think they connect with Henry's desire to do grown things (e.g., to go on the fishing trip with the adults). I was glad it was me doing the reading for this one because there's a one-sentence tooth-fairy spoiler that I managed to skip over. Otherwise it would be a perfect book for them to read on their own.

Rating: 4.5 stars! This was the right book at the right time! I just kept saying it feels like summer. This was our first Henry Huggins book and my whole crew(11, 9,7,3) and myself totally loved it. Henry and his dog are just so believable! I will never forget finishing the book tonight and having my son retell the fishing ending to his dad. It was as exciting as if he himself caught the fish. We will totally be reading the other two books in this story.

Henry so much wants to go salmon fishing with his dad, but he has to earn the trip by making sure that Ribsy behaves for the rest of the summer. It's touch and go for a bit, but in the end, Henry's still saying, "Good old Ribsy."Charlie, I think, is officially a Cleary fan - he's loving the Henry/Beezus/Ramona stories.

So many funny moments in here that have stuck with me over the decades: Ramona howling "I want some P.T.A.!" Henry on the lift at the mechanics. The stuff with the fishing. My only regret is that the ebook I was reading did not have the original illustrations.