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Lauren Child is the multi-talented prize-winning creator of the characters Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Hubert Horatio Bobton-Trent. She has won the Smarties Gold Award, Smarties Bronze Award, Kate Greenaway Medal and been shortlisted for the Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Lauren lives in London.


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Charlie and Lola: My Especially Special Buggy Book
Charlie and Lola: My Especially Special Buggy Book
Lauren Child
Charlie and Lola have an exciting day out as they search for their friends Marv and Lotta. There’s lots to do and see in every one of Lauren Child’s entertaining and empowering illustrations.
Format: Board book - Released: 04/02/2010
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The Utterly Complete Clarice Bean Collection (Slipcase paperback edition)
The Utterly Complete Clarice Bean Collection (Slipcase paperback edition)
Lauren Child
One of the most delightful and quirky characters of modern fiction.  Clarice Bean’s views on her family, school, her friends and much more are all wittily described in the frankly written stories she tells about herself. Clarice is defined by...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don't!
Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don't!
Lauren Child
A visual treat and a wonderfully witty story, this is also a wonderfully liberating story and  a good warning to all about over-pampering and protecting a dog – or anyone else! Trixie Twinkle Toes is loved and cherished and petted...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Clarice Bean, That's Me
Clarice Bean, That's Me
Lauren Child
The irresistible Clarice Bean burst onto the world in a picture book. Through words and picture she introduces her wonderfully characterised family capturing their foibles and kindly recognising the different stresses and strains they are under. Favourites include her older...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (audio CD)
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (audio CD)
Lauren Child
Moving beyond her family but using all her witty powers of observation,  Clarice Bean fills her first novel with an account of her life outside home and especially inside school. She describes her teacher and classmates, including her UTTERLY best friend Betty Moody. How...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 02/07/2009
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Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet
Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet
Lauren Child
A green message within a beautiful picture book. Loveable Charlie and Lola give all kinds of useful tips about the contribution they, and all other children, can make to looking after our planet. In Lauren Child’s witty illustrations, Charlie and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
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That Pesky Rat
That Pesky Rat
Lauren Child
Exploring from his dustbin home in Grubby Alley, the Pesky Rat of the title takes a look at how his friends who are pets, such as Andrew the Scottie Dog and Nibbles the lop-eared rabbit, live. Could he live like...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet
Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet
Lauren Child
Loveable Charlie and Lola decide to take a grip on their rubbish. But they are not just going to throw it away. Instead, they decide to recycle it. As they set about paper, plastic, cans and the rest, Charlie explains...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2008
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I Can Do Anything That's Everything All On My Own
I Can Do Anything That's Everything All On My Own
Lauren Child
Charlie and Lola are back for a new set of adventures. As ever, Charlie has to try to help his little sister. And she doesn’t want help!
Format: Board Book - Released: 03/01/2008
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Charlie and Lola's Shapes
Charlie and Lola's Shapes
Lauren Child
Lauren Child’s trademark witty illustrations introduce different shapes that children will come across. Some are formal, recognised shapes such as the oval of an egg or the heart shape of a butterfly; some are humorous such as the fiddly shapes...
Format: Board Book - Released: 03/01/2008
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Numbers
Numbers
Lauren Child
A nice-to handle- Charlie and Lola board book using artwork form the original titles to introduce simple counting. Fun just to look at as well as an introduction to numbers.
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/03/2007
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Charlie and Lola's Opposites
Charlie and Lola's Opposites
Lauren Child
Favourite TV characters Charlie and Lola explore the differences between big and small, few and many, off and on and other opposites.  A bold photographic illustration on each page of this sturdy board book makes it easy to grasp the...
Format: Board Book - Released: 15/03/2007
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Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
Lauren Child
Feisty Clarice Bean is back for new adventures. A bit older and a bit wiser, she is also thinking about all the things that she should be worrying about. To help, she makes a list of all her worries like...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/10/2006
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Lauren Child
Moving beyond her family but using all her witty powers of observation,  Clarice Bean fills her first novel with an account of her life outside home and especially inside school. She describes her teacher and classmates, including her UTTERLY best...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2003
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I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato
I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato
Lauren Child
Greenaway winner in 2000. Witty, colourful and unpredictable this is a delightful picture book that has a very original presentation.  With a fussy eater at its core we discover that various vegetables come from all manner of planets...
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/04/2001
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Books by Lauren Child

Clarice Bean, That's Me
Clarice Bean, That's Me
Lauren Child
Iin 2009, Orchard Books will be celebrating Clarice Bean's 10th birthday. To mark the occasion we will be publishing an exceptionally beautiful edition of the first and award-winning Clarice Bean picture book. Linen-bound and in a beautifully designed slipcase, this...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2009
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I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates
I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates
Lauren Child
Lola decides what she really wants is a pair of white, sparkly ice skates so that she can be the best ice skaterer in the whole school. Charlie warns her that the skates will end up just like her yoyo...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2009
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Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don't!
Who Wants to be a Poodle? I Don't!
Lauren Child
Trixie Twinkle Toes doesn't want a maid to plump her cushions. She wants to roll in the mud and paddle in the puddles. She doesn't want to be carried over them by a butler. Trixie Twinkle Toes may look like...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2009
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I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing
I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing
Lauren Child
Lola is small and very funny. Lola has just planted a seed. 'What will my seed grow into, Charlie?' 'I don't know, Lola. We'll just have to wait and see'. This story includes a nine-piece puzzle and a colouring page,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Snow is My Favourite and My Best
Snow is My Favourite and My Best
Lauren Child
Lola is very excited because it's going to snow. She says, 'Snow is my favorite and my best.' But when the snow melts, can Charlie persuade Lola that it wouldn't be quite so extremely special if it snowed every day?
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Charlie and Lola
Charlie and Lola
Lauren Child
The perfect gift for the many Charlie and Lola fans out there - all three classic hardback picture books in one extraordinarily good slipcase.
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008
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I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
Lauren Child
A beautifully produced pop-up edition of a bestselling and original Charlie and Lola picture book
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
Lauren Child
Lauren Child's bestselling 'Big Bad Book' is brought to life in this exciting pop-up, full of all your favourite fairytale characters turned upside down!
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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Pippi Longstocking With Limited Edition Prints
Pippi Longstocking With Limited Edition Prints
Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs
I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs
Lauren Child
Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. She can't wait because she has learnt completely everything about guinea pigs - 'Bert is just going to just completely love it'. Lola loves playing with Bert,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/08/2008
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I Will be Especially Very Careful
I Will be Especially Very Careful
Lauren Child
Lola's best friend Lotta has an extremely special new coat, and Lola really wants to borrow it. Lotta isn't so sure. 'I will be especially very careful', says Lola. But will she be able to keep it all fluffy and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/08/2008
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My Completely Best Story Collection
My Completely Best Story Collection
Lauren Child
Charlie has this little sister, Lola, and together they have lots of extremely good adventures and do some very fun things.
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/07/2008
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Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make...
Format: Hardback - Released: 13/12/2007
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Exactly Three Classic Charlie and Lola Books
Exactly Three Classic Charlie and Lola Books
Lauren Child
Includes the books - I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato , I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed ; and I am Too Absolutely Small for School .
Format: Hardback - Released: 18/10/2007
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I am Absolutely Too Small for School
I am Absolutely Too Small for School
Lauren Child

Format: Hardback - Released: 04/10/2007
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Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make...
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/09/2007
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Beware of the Storybook Wolves
Beware of the Storybook Wolves
Lauren Child
A pop-up book, which tells you what to do if the wolves were to escape from your storybook.
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/10/2006
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My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out
My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out
Lauren Child
Lola has got her first ever wobbly tooth and is determined to hang on to it. She really does not want it to fall out. That is until she finds out about the tooth fairy - and the tooth fairy...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child
Hubert Horatio or H for short is a genius at almost absolutely everything. His parents on the other hand aren't too good with money... and fritter away the family fortune. It's up to Hubert and his friend, Stanton Harcourt to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 18/11/2004
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Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
Lauren Child
Things you can't explain. Like Why isn't 'you' spelt u? And why opening your mouth can get you into some very big trouble.
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2004
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What Planet are You from Clarice Bean?
What Planet are You from Clarice Bean?
Lauren Child
This book is mostly about Clarice Bean, and saving the planet of Earth. It is also about her brother Kurt who wants to save a tree in their street from being chopped down. Clarice wants to help but she'll be...
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/09/2001
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I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
Lauren Child
Charlie's little sister Lola likes to stay up late, I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed. she says. Charlie tries everything to get Lola to go to bed - from making tigers pink milk to shooing...
Format: Hardback - Released: 24/05/2001
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