The latter, published by Orchard Books, inaugurated the Clarice Bean series, was a highly commended runner-up for the Greenaway Medal, [12] [a] and made the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize shortlist. They suggested ways to change it to make it publishable but their suggestions were very radical and had nothing to do with what I was trying to say. The book has all the holiday feels of food and family and music, with a lot of Clarice's quirk thrown in.

Lauren Child - Literature - British Council Lauren Child - Literature - British Council

This is emphasised by the depiction of a child-only world - adults are somewhere in the background, but they do not feature in the stories. She also possesses a gait which Clarice Bean and Karl describe as "walking on trotters", and which Karl often impersonates. I was three floors up so I could often see her hiding behind a tree and pretending not to hear him – which was impossible because he had a very loud voice.A television series based on her 'Charlie and Lola' books has been made into an animated series for CBBC, and she has written several books recently which are based on these tales.

Clarice Bean Series by Lauren Child - Goodreads

Es klappt nicht alles wie geplant, aber am Ende ist es doch der Geist der Weihnacht, der alles zusammenhält. Other characters who feature in the stories are Charlie’s best friend Marv (who lives in the flat downstairs) and his sausage dog, Sizzles; Lola’s best friend Lotta; and Lola’s imaginary friend, Soren Lorensen. She works with mixed media, pioneered text as an integral part of illustration and collaborates with artists across different fields.We've read all of the Clarice Bean books that we've been able to find plus the Charlie and Lola books and others that Lauren Child has written or collaborated on. Although I had studied illustration for a year, alarmingly I had no knowledge of even the most basic things. British Council complies with data protection law in the UK and laws in other countries that meet internationally accepted standards.