In Child’s series, the focus is completely on the endearing sibling relationship between seven-year-old Charlie and his sister Lola, who is nearly five. Charlie and Lola has been sold throughout the world, and won BAFTAs in 2007 for Best children's Television Show and Best Script. It is not surprising, therefore, that Child gets her inspiration from observing adult behaviour, as well as from memories of her own childhood. Betty also loves dogs, and in the first book she received a dog from Clarice's grandad's best friend. She works with mixed media, pioneered text as an integral part of illustration and collaborates with artists across different fields.

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In 2009, Child signed a new six-book deal with HarperCollins for the release of her Ruby Redfort series. It slowly dawned on me that it was impossible to be discovered for something if nobody could see what they were meant to be discovering, and that led back to the whole problem of choosing something. I TOOK MY BOOK IDEA to New York and showed it to a publisher who published unconventional picture books – next to those, my book looked quite tame.

H. Shepherd, Quentin Blake, Carl Larssen (the Swedish illustrator) and Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeleine books. I had always hoped that I might be discovered in a supermarket, or maybe at a bus stop – I had heard that this sometimes happened to people who then went on to lead hugely successful lives. The one and only Clarice Bean is back to save her family’s Christmas in this sparkling story of joy, goodwill to all peoplekind, and some very Clarice catastrophes, perfect for sharing with all the family!

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For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation's favourite. Two picture books both written and illustrated by Child were published in 1999, and also issued in the U.Lauren Child's humorous illustrations contain many different mediums including magazine cuttings, collage, material and photography as well as traditional watercolours. Her family consists of her mum, dad, younger brother Minal Cricket, older sister Marcie, her even older brother Kurt, her grandad and her granny who lives in America and who phones regularly. Utterly Me, Clarice Bean - novel - Clarice has to do a dreary book project but there's a prize she wants to win. The writing does such a good job of letting us see things from Clarice Bean's perspective, and it really captures her childish voice. I did not know that this book existed and so when I ran across it I immediately bought it and read it well in advance of the Christmas season.

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I also got a job as an artist’s assistant, and then another as a receptionist in a graphic design studio. Her work really grasped me as a child and made me realise how much fun literature could be - was just as fun being reunited with Clarice Bean as an adult! Soren Lorenson was based on Lauren's boyfriend's sister's "better" imaginary brother, and so Soren Lorenson became Lola's imaginary friend. And I want to say, “You are utterly lacking in the manners department, Mrs Wilberton, and a rhinoceros has got more politeness than you.Before writing and illustrating children's books Child started her own company 'Chandeliers for the People' making lampshades. The series, which began with the award-winning I Will Not Ever, Never Eat A Tomato (2000), has proved even more popular than Clarice Bean. Her second book in this series, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble was shortlisted for the 2005 British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. Child's illustrations contain different media including magazine cuttings, collage, material and photography as well as traditional watercolours. Aber dieses Jahr wollen ihre Eltern nur zu siebt feiern, denn, wenn sie schon an die ganze Arbeit denken, wird ihnen ganz anders.