AdvertisementBeverly Cleary Is Turning 100, But She Has Always Thought Like A KidApril 11, 2016Melissa Jaeger-MillerfacebookEmailBeverly Cleary, shown during a story hour in the park, was a children's librarian before she became an author. "Boys particularly asked: Where were the books about kids like us? And there weren't any at that time," she recalls. (Courtesy of HarperCollins)