"More exceptionordinarily excellent adventures from the witty, wonderful and endlessly curious Clarice Bean"
I love Clarice Bean. How can you not? Her unique voice. How bright and funny she is. Her keen observations. Her endless curiosity. Such a way with words!
As I read each book I can’t help but read out loud as her voice is so unique. She’s so wise, and a bit of a know it all. In the most UTTERLY brilliant way. If you haven’t the pleasure of her acquaintance yet, do not delay and go and buy one of her books right now.
In this the ninth Clarice Bean book, Clarice is 11 and has £6.67 in her piggybank. She’s still a huge fan of Ruby Redfort but is sad as her friend Betty Moody has moved away and it’s changed her world.
Accompany Clarice as she compiles her holiday assignment project about endangered species. Clarice is not that good at writing because she can’t get the spellings to spell but this is a project without writing, because sometimes you can see more without words. (Again, see how wonderfully wise she is!)
Multi award-winning former Children's Laureate Child wrote Smile, because she was finding news of climate change overwhelming and it felt impossible to make sense of the growing environmental crisis. Inspired by feelings of a lack of control, and feeling too small to make a difference Clarice's curiosity inspires us all to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Perennnial daydreamer Clarice wants to invent something that can change the world for the better, and inspired by the plankton, one of the tiniest creatures on the planet, she finds a way. This bundle of literary sunshine speaks for the importance of community and the power of the littlest thing to make a difference. And I gobbled it up!
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Clarice Bean is back with all her trademark humour in this heartwarming story by former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child.
At the moment I am daydreaming about inventing something exceptionordinarily good that could change the world for the better, because of all the things, it’s the better that’s needed. And if you are thinking I'm too small to make a difference then remember the plankton – they are one of the tiniest creatures on the planet but without them where would we be? Probably living on Mars.
The utterly wonderful Clarice Bean is thinking about the endangered things: the big creatures, the little creatures, the plants and the trees. But it’s not just the planet that needs help – there’s her whole family too . . .
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Smile and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Smile features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers
Smile is available in Paperback, Hardback
Smile was written by Lauren Child and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Smile has 279 pages
Yes it is part of Clarice Bean series
£7.19
