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An utterly special 10th anniversary edition beautifully designed in hardback with a full colour cloth binding of the very first Clarice Bean novel complete with stunning slipcase. A package to truly treasure.
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 Clarice and Betty moody set about trying to win the prize for the best book project is hilarious. Why not check out Lauren’s author page on Lovereading4kids to see what other Clarice Bean titles there are, both picture books for the 3+ year old and Lauren’s novels featuring Clarice for 7+ year olds.
Stories in the Clarice Bean Series for 7+
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean Synopsis
Utterly Me, the very first Clarice Bean novel by Lauren Child, is ten years old. To celebrate, Orchard Books have created this beautifully-produced gift edition with a slipcase. The linen-bound hardback book contains never-seen-before sketches and a note from the author. This utterly special edition is the perfect gift for Clarice Bean fans young and old. 'An utterly fantastic book.' The Sunday Times 'Feisty and free-wheeling. Hilarious and irresistible.' The Financial Times 'Packed with life and fun and fabulous to look at.' The Bookseller
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781408324158 |
| Publication date: |
4th October 2012 |
| Author: |
Lauren Child |
| Illustrator: |
Lauren Child |
| Publisher: |
Orchard Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Books |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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About Lauren Child
Lauren Child is the author/illustrator of the much-loved Charlie and Lola books (now a major TV show) for very young readers, the Ruby Redfort series for older children and the Clarice Bean series for 7+ children as well as Hubert Horatio and many stand alone books.
Former Children's Laureate Lauren Child burst on to the children’s books scene in 1999 and has since published many bestselling and awardwinning books, including those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice Bean series. She has won numerous awards including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Gold Award. Her books have been made into an award-winning TV series and have sold in many languages with runaway success.
In December 2008 she was named as a UNESCO Artist for Peace, and was awarded an MBE in 2009.
Lauren Child was the 10th Waterstones Children's Laureate. Of the role she said, “I want to inspire children to believe in their own creative potential, to make their own stories and drawings and ignite in them the delight of reading for pleasure. In an increasingly fast paced world, children need the freedom to dream and imagine; to enjoy reading, drawing and telling their own stories without value judgement or restraint”.
The role of Children's Laureate is awarded every two years to an author or illustrator of children’s books to “celebrate outstanding achievement in their field and recognise the important contribution children’s literature makes to cultural life”. Child’s tenure will ran until June 2019, which marked 20 years since the post was inaurgurated by Quentin Blake and since Child published her first book.
Child revealed that Blake was a huge inspiration to her. “When I was little, it never occurred to me to think of authors and illustrators as actual human beings," she said. "Then I saw Quentin on television live drawing on “Jackanory”, so he became a real-life illustrator to me and that made it something it was possible to become.”
Other previous post-holders include Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Malorie Blackman.
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