Henry Huggins Quotes

“talcum powder”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“So, Henry and his mother and father bent and pounced together. Henry felt a little uncomfortable to see his mother catching worms, but he was very, very glad when the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five worm was put in the jar. He took his jars of worms to Mr. Grumbie, who paid him thirteen dollars and thirty-five cents.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“SPECIAL OFFER

1 pair of guppies
Fish bowl
1 snail
Aquatic plant
Package of fish food
ALL FOR 79¢”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“On Friday’s, however, they walked home the long way round past the Rose City Drugstore, the Supermarket, the Ideal Barber Shop, and the Lucky Dog Pet Shop. At the pet store they stopped while Henry bought two pounds of horse meat from Mr. Pennycuff.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“Come on, Ribsy. Come on, Ribs, old boy. I’m going to call you Ribsy because you’re so thin.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“Golly, Mom, I didn’t do anything. I just brought my dog home on the bus like you said.”
― Beverly Cleary, HENRY HUGGINS, COPYRIGHT 1950, 1966, FIFTEENTH PRINTING

“make. Henry sent it back across the street. Pow! Scooter”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“where we won’t have to watch old Scooter show off all day.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“you can’t put that boy and his dog off in the rain.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“Now if he could only keep him quiet for fifteen minutes they would be home and Ribsy would be his for keeps.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

“Henry thought that was a good time to hang up.”
― Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins