Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up.

But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. They offer the boy, whose name is Larry, a portion of the reward and help him deal with his landlady before getting back in their car where Ribsy sits beside Henry as they drive home, finally reunited.Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. Huggins manages to retrieve him with the help of some nearby workmen and he is happily reunited with Henry. He decides to adopt him, but panics when confronted by his landlady and hides him on a fire escape where he is spotted by the Hugginses as they drive through the neighborhood in search of him. Later, Ribsy is found by a boy with a tennis ball who lives in an apartment building.

However, he escapes again after hearing Henry's voice on the phone and runs off in search of him. The story of the game gains the attention of the Hugginses, who attempt to retrieve him. He is caught by a boy who, pleased at the attention he gets for people thinking it was his dog who won the game, takes him in. Later, Ribsy sneaks into a high school football game, wanders onto the field, and makes the game-winning tackle. Soon after, he finds himself becoming the unofficial mascot for a class of elementary school students until he is kicked out over an incident with a squirrel. He chafes at a coat and colorful leash, then escapes. After she feeds him dinner, he sleeps while she goes out to shop for her new pet. Frawley who told him to go away when he raises his paw in greeting and she invites him in. He endures a bubble bath and escapes, wandering in search of Henry. But a different family, with several daughters and a son, gets in and takes him home with them. He eventually wants to return to await Henry, and gets into the first new-smelling car he finds. At the mall, he is left in the car, and he lowers the electric window with the button. In it, the Hugginses have a new car, and go out shopping Ribsy, denied a ride, chases it at up to 25 miles per hour, and is finally allowed in. Like most of the Henry Huggins books, the incidents in this book follow an ongoing plot line. Henry plays a minor role in the story, however, as the narrative focuses primarily on his dog, Ribsy. It is the sixth and final book in the Henry Huggins series. Ribsy is a children's book by Beverly Cleary.

Ribsy by Beverly Cleary