Clarice Bean, Utterly Me by Lauren Child - ISBN: 9781843623045
Paperback
Clarice Bean seeks mystery and adventure just like her heroine.

Clarice Bean, Utterly Me

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2003

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Summary

A new 20th anniversary edition of the utterly classic Clarice Bean, Utterly Me, the very first novel by bestselling Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child.

Clarice Bean loves reading the adventures of Ruby Redfort, ace girl detective and secret undercover agent. Ruby is always going on exciting missions, but the most Clarice gets to do is go to the local shop on her own …

But when Clarice and her best friend, Betty Moody, decide to do their school project on the R…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781843623045
ISBN-10:1843623048
Author:Lauren Child
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Orchard Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 August 2003
Weight:211g
Dimensions:186mm x 135mm x 17mm
Series:Clarice Bean
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“The delightfully wacky Clarice Bean is the star of this absorbing story bubbling with exuberance and vitality.” - Good Book Guide

Child can make you laugh and cry at virtually every page. - Big Issue (Giles Andreae)

Lauren Child’s earlier creation - schoolgirl Clarice Bean - is arguably her greatest. - Sunday Express

Essential reading for all savvy girls… great fun. - Angels & Urchins

Quirky, funny and brilliantly illustrated. (tBk’s Top 40 Children’s Books) - tBk Magazine

About The Author

Lauren Child

Lauren Child MBE is a multi-award-winning author and Waterstones 2017-2019 Children’s Laureate, whose books are known and loved the world over. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort. Since her first book was published in 1999, Lauren has sold over six million books in 19 languages worldwide. Her many awards include the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, the Nestle Gold Book Award for That Pesky Rat and the Nestle Bronze Book Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves. Lauren is a UNESCO Artist for Peace and a Trustee of the House of Illustration, and has an MBE for services to literature. She loves designing and making things and finds it exciting to see her drawings turned into objects. Other favourite things include the cinema, TV matinees, small Italian cars, handbags, cardigans, travelling and being picked up from the airport.

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