Clarice Bean Spells Trouble Award-winning author by Lauren Child (author)

Author/Illustrator

Lauren Child

Lauren Child burst on to the children’s books scene in 1999 and has since published many bestselling and award-winning books, including those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice Bean series. Lauren was born in 1967, and grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire. After studying Art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, she worked in a variety of jobs, including assistant to Damien Hirst. She also started her own company, ‘Chandeliers for the People’, making exotic lampshades.

Her first children’s book Clarice Bean, That’s Me won a Bronze medal at the Nestle Smarties Book Awards. In 2000, she won the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal for I Will Not Ever, Never Eat a Tomato followed by a second Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2002 for That Pesky Rat. Clarice Bean became the star of Lauren’s first novel Utterly Me, Clarice Bean in 2002, and went on to appear in two more novels. A television series based on her Charlie and Lola books has also become a huge hit for CBBC.

Lauren Child first introduced the character of Ruby Redfort in her three award-winning, bestselling Clarice Bean novels. Since then she has been inundated with letters from fans asking for the Ruby Redfort books. And it must have worked, because the first two in the series, Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes and Ruby Redfort: Take Your Last Breath have already been published to great critical and commercial success.

Lauren Child’s illustrations contain many different mediums including magazine cuttings, collage, material and photography as well as traditional watercolours. Lauren lives in London, where she works for the Design Agency ‘Big Fish’. In 2008 she was announced as UNESCO’s Artist for Peace and in 2010 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.

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1. Ravenclawcat
   on 31 December 2015

   Just like the other book, I loved it!! Clarice Bean actually got in trouble though, and it wasn’t even her fault!

   5out of 5

2. diamondforever786
   on 8 February 2015

   Once again, these books are cool! Lauren Child is one of my favorite authors!

   5out of 5

3. roseyclo
   on 4 January 2014

   very good.

4. samcharlie123
   on 5 March 2013

   This book is really funny! Clarice Bean will make you laugh out loud.

   5out of 5

5. A4WideRuledRefillPad
   on 4 March 2013

   The illustrations were nice. I like Clarice Bean and think she is a good main character. This was funny and all round enjoyable. A nice light read

6. Clarice-Bean
   on 11 February 2013

   I really loved this book when I read it.

7. cowmoo1170
   on 29 February 2012

   Enjoyable funny but a lack of description. A easy read but will never not put a smile on your face :)

   4out of 5

8. CarribbeanCuba
   on 9 February 2012

   I have now finished this book, i really did enjoy it. However, i think there could have been a bit more description.

9. booksrcul
   on 29 January 2012

   This book is really good because it is intriguing but it is not as good as Don’t Look Now.

   5out of 5

10. lotus-flower
    on 17 September 2011

    this book is the best book of year 5.

    5out of 5

11. avek123
    on 16 July 2011

    I didnt really enjoy it – I stopped after the first few pages but I guess the book just wasn’t my type.

    1out of 5

12. Icelollygirl77
    on 4 June 2011

    Lol

13. coathanger
    on 20 February 2011

    It’s good however it’s kind of bland

14. Fifi44
    on 12 December 2010

    I only finished it to day and I love the way the auther does different styls of writing it makes it so much more intresting . Oh and I forgot difinetly READ IT.

15. lovemysteryromance
    on 23 June 2010

    I got this with utterly me for christmas one year and I loved it!

    4out of 5

16. fruitylipschick
    on 12 January 2010

    Clarice Bean Spells Trouble is really funny and I love the way Lauren Child puts different words in different font styles. Totally cool!

    5out of 5

17. finley26
    on 28 June 2009

    this girl is so funny and weird

    5out of 5