Henry Huggins

This is the story of a third grade boy named Henry, who finds a dog that he names Ribsy. Henry has many misadventures in the subsequent chapters. He raises guppies,catches night crawlers, and gets out of a Christmas pagent.When he enters Ribsy in a local dog show, He wins a special prize. Unfortunately, the picture in the paper brings Risby's former owner to see Henry. A friendly battle over Risby ensues.

This is Beverly Cleary's first novel.

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