Best Selling Books by Lauren Child

With her school project overdue, the irrepressible Clarice ponders big themes, like the delicate balance of life on Earth, the nature of happiness, and how even the smallest person can make a difference. Clarice Bean is thinking about all the endangered things: the BIG creatures, the LITTLE creatures, the plants and the trees. If only she can stop daydreaming, she might come up with a subject for her big school assignment--or is daydreaming part of the creative process? Meanwhile, it''s not just the planet that needs help; there''s her whole family too--like a forgetful granddad who keeps falling and a dad who is literally getting sick from a stressful office merger (whatever that may be). Welcome back to the beloved world of Clarice Bean, whose books have sold more than six million copies worldwide and garnered huge critical acclaim. As always, Lauren Child brings her signature quirky humor and enchanting black-and-white illustrations to this smile-inducing story about honoring your unique gifts--and using them to make things better.

An adventure on the wide open ocean, and Ruby is all at sea. Can she crack the case while evading the clutches of the evil Count von Viscount? Well, you wouldn''t want to bet against her.

Charlie has this little sister Lola. At the moment Lola isthrowingeverything away. "Why don''t yourecycleit" says Charlie. And Lola says, "Recycleit? What is that?" You can do recyclingjust like Lola and then fill in your very own completely good tree counterposter!

A collection of all 6 books in the super-awesome Ruby Redfort series! Hey, buster! Normal life is a total yawn. So break out of boredom with multi-million-copy bestselling author Lauren Child, and meet your new favourite heroine... Ruby Redfort: detective, secret agent, thirteen-year-old kid.

Today is Charlie''s birthday - he is very excited as he is having a special monster party! Lola is excited too and wants to help make it an extremely very happy birthday for Charlie. But Lola''s having so much fun, she almost thinks it''s her party - she opens all Charlie''s birthday cards, makes his friends play musical statues and, worst of all, blows out all the candles on his cake! ''This is actually MY party, not your party, Lola!'' says Charlie. Lola tries to think of a way to make Charlie''s party really special for him - so she makes special monster presents for all his friends - and everyone has a lovely time!

Originally published: London: Orchard Books, 2001.

Charlie and Lola are very excited as they will be going on a school trip to London.

A brilliant new Charlie and Lola picture book from multi-award-winning author and Children''s Laureate Lauren Child! Lola wants a dog - but the qualities of her perfect pooch seem oddly like those of a ... rabbit! Silly, surprising, thoughtful and fun, Charlie and Lola are on top form in this fantastically funny story, packed full of dogs of every shape, size and colour. Lauren Child''s endlessly endearing characters and inimitable humour will be a sure-fire hit with existing and new fans - this is the perfect tale for anyone who has ever imagined what having the perfect pet would be like. A new Charlie and Lola story is the gold standard in picture books - the perfect read-aloud that both children and parents will love. Discover more hilarious original picture books about Charlie and Lola: Charlie and Lola: I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato Charlie and Lola: I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed Charlie and Lola: I Am Too Absolutely Small for School Charlie and Lola: Slightly Invisible Charlie and Lola: One Thing

Dans une langue qui lui ressemble, c''est-à-dire pétillante, malicieuse et entraînante, Clarice Bean présente son oncle Ted, avec lequel elle s''entend à merveille. Aussi, lorsque sa maman lui annonce qu''il viendra les garder, son jeune frère et elle, la fillette est enchantée! Mais Ted n''a pas le sens de la responsabilité dans le sang et les catastrophes s''enchaînent : le hamster s''enfuit, le frérot est victime d''un accident de soccer, le grand-père un peu folingue "fait une fugue" et pénètre chez la voisine, etc. -- Des illustrations débridées, qui amalgament peintures, collages, montages photographiques et traits de plume vigoureux, servent d''écrin au texte dont les multiples jeux typographiques reflètent l''énergie débordante de l''héroïne. Une ode rafraîchissante à la spontanéité, au franc-parler et à l''imagination enfantins, le tout servi dans un album dont l''esthétique est à mi-chemin entre le "scrapbook" et le journal intime. [SDM].

Dans une langue qui lui ressemble, c''est-à-dire pétillante, malicieuse et entraînante, Clarice Bean relate son quotidien et ses relations tumultueuses avec son enseignante (qui est totalement dépassée par la vivacité de son élève!), son égocentrique grande soeur, son frère en pleine crise d''adolescence, un petit frère trop collant, un père obnubilé par son travail, une mère débordée et un grand-père à moitié sourd qui perd un peu la tête. Heureusement, la fillette peut compter sur l''amitié de Betty Belhumeur, qui partage sa passion pour les aventures littéraires de Ruby Redford, une jeune détective à laquelle elle voue une admiration sans bornes et qui est pour elle une véritable source d''inspiration. -- Une série surfant sur une vague à la limite du baroque et du rocambolesque, qui se lit comme une ode rafraîchissante à la spontanéité, au franc-parler et à l''imagination enfantins. Les multiples jeux typographiques, qui reflètent l''énergie débordante de l''héroïne, les illustrations au trait vif et coquin, de même que les extraits des lectures favorites de Clarice confèrent à l''ensemble une esthétique à mi-chemin entre le "scrapbooking" et le journal intime qui ajoute à la saveur de cette galerie de personnages hauts en couleur ... dans laquelle on ne peine toutefois pas à reconnaître ses proches! [SDM].

Charlie doit mettre sa petite soeur Lola au lit, et ce n''est pas simple. Lola déborde d''imagination : des tigres veulent boire avec elle un lait-grenadine, un lion a mangé une brosse à dents, il y a des baleines dans la baignoire ... Charlie fait face à toutes ces situations avec patience. -- La délicieuse relation entre un grand frère bienveillant et une petite soeur ingénue, mise en scène via des personnages tracés au feutre d''une main gentiment maladroite et s''intégrant à des collages fantaisistes, multipliant tissus, textures, photographies, papiers divers, auxquels des jeux typographiques répondent avec autant d''inventivité. [SDM].

This witty text has appeal for both younger and older children. With distinctive artwork, it is ideal for reading aloud or as an early reader with a funny, surprise ending.

Charlie has this little sister Lola. Sometimes he has to try and get her to go to bed. This is a hard job because Lola likes to stay up late. Lola says, "I am not slightly sleepy at 6 or 7 or 8. I am still wide awake at 9 and not at all tired at 10, 11 and 12 and I will probably still be perky at even 13 o''clock in the morning".

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

"Chirton Krauss is a good child, the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton''s sister, is not a good child. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit''s cage and she drops her choco puffs all over the carpet! But what will happen when Chirton Krauss decides that being The Goody isn''t so good after all?"--