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The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins was the first book Cleary had ever read on her own.
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Cleary moved to Ontario, California, to attend Chaffey College, from which she earned an Associate of Arts degree.
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Received her BA in English from the University of California at Berkeley.
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At the University of Washington in Seattle, she earned a degree in library science.
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Beverly marries Clarence T. Cleary but has to elope because her parents disagree with his religion.
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Cleary's first book, Henry Huggins is published and being sold.
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Cleary gives birth to twin babies named Malcolm and Marianne.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the Association for Library Services to Children of the American Library Association.
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Won a Newbery Medal for "Dear Mr. Henshaw"
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"Dear Mr. Henshaw" was published.
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"Ramona Forever" was intended as the last installment in a series of books known as the Ramona Quimby series.
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Ramona's World was written fifteen years after its predecessor, Ramona Forever. This was her last book published.
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She received the Library of Congress Living Legends award in the Writers and Artists category for her significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.
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The two-campus K–8 school of the same neighborhood, Hollyrood-Fernwood, was officially renamed Beverly Cleary School.