Clarice Bean, That's Me
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Published:4th Sep '14
Should be back in stock very soon
Clarice Bean is 15! Celebrate with this special birthday edition of the very first Clarice Bean picture book.
Meet the fabulously feisty Clarice Bean, in this hilarious picture book from Children's Laureate, Lauren Child. The book that launched the bestselling Clarice Bean series, this is perfect for children who are ready to make the transition from younger picture books to independent reading.
Meet the fabulously feisty Clarice Bean! In this hilarious picture book from Children's Laureate, Lauren Child.
All Clarice Bean wants is a bit of peace and quiet. But that can be hard to find in a house where your little brother is being utterly annoying, your big brother is in the dark tunnel of adolescence and your grandad's pouring soup on his cornflakes . . .
A true picture book classic, this is the book that launched the award-winning, bestselling Clarice Bean series!
Packed with quirky details and humour, this is perfect for children who are ready to start making the transition from younger picture books to independent reading.
"A fresh, playful, wonderfully chaotic look at family life that will make you laugh out loud" Independent
Winner of the Smarties Book Prize
Wonderful to read aloud. * Sunday Express (Cressida Cowell) *
It'll make you roar with laughter * Sunday Times *
Laugh-out-loud funny gloss on family life * The Bookseller *
Child's spot-on portrait of family life...has an anthropological quality reminiscent of Posy Simmonds' Weber family...exuberantly inventive * Books for Keeps *
For a humorous and refreshingly honest look at family life, you can't get any better than this * The Bookseller *
Brilliantly written and drawn by Lauren Child, the cringe-worthy details are a joy * The Guardian *
A real treat. This is only Lauren Child's second book for children and I'm totally hooked * The Independent *
Text and illustrations are united in giving this wittily ironic, child's-eye view of familiar characters and their foibles * The Guardian *
Represents the arrival of a sparkling and irresistable new talent * Literacy and Learning *
A modern classic * Sainsburys Magazine *
The quirky perspectives show cheerful disregard for convention in this unusual take on family life * The Guardian *
A fresh, playful, wonderfully chaotic look at family life that will make you laugh out loud * The Independent *
Full of wonderfully dry one-liners * Times Educational Supplement *
- Commended for Kate Greenaway Medal 1999 (UK)
ISBN: 9781408300046
Dimensions: 274mm x 250mm x 6mm
Weight: 236g
32 pages