jeongmin kim, washington as well. jeongmin kim. great — washington as well.jeongmin kim, great to have your - kim, great to have your analysis, thank you so much. one of the united states's most loved children's authors, beverly cleary, has died at the age of 104. her first book was published in 1950. while many of her peers wrote about polished schoolchildren, cleary stood out by creating characters she called "grubby kids". there's been an outpouring of emotion at the news of her passing. first lady doctorjill biden tweeted "rest in peace beverly clea ry. millions of girls saw themselves in ramona ouimby. thank you from all the �*pests' out there. the new yorker's sarah larson, who grew up with beverly cleary�*s books, joins me now to discuss. thank you very much for coming on the program. and the first of all, i wanted to ask what was your reaction when he heard the news?— the news? thank you for having me. i the news? thank you for having me- i cried- _ the news? thank you for having me. icried. i— the news? thank you for having me. icried. ijust_ the new