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Lauren Child MBE (born 1965) is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels.

Lauren Child was born in 1965 in Marlborough, the middle of three daughters. Christened Helen, she later changed her name to Lauren. She attended St John's School and from 16, Marlborough College, where her father was Head of Art. She studied Art briefly at Manchester Polytechnic and later at City and Guilds of London Art School, after which she worked in a variety of jobs, including as a painting assistant to Damien Hirst. She also started her own company, 'Chandeliers for the People', making exotic lampshades together with the actor Andrew St Clair; it was not a commercial success, though the lampshades are instantly recognisable as Child's work and highly valued. Between 1998 and 2003 she worked for the design agency 'Big Fish'.

In 1999 she had two picture books published, I Want a Pet! (1999) and Clarice Bean, That's Me (1999), the latter being shortlisted for the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. In 2000 she won a Kate Greenaway Medal for I Will Not Ever, NEVER Eat a Tomato (2000) and a second Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2002 for That Pesky Rat (2002). In the same year, she wrote her first children's novel, Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (2002). Her second book in this series, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble was shortlisted for the 2005 British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. The third novel in the series, Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now was published in 2006.

Lauren Child's humorous illustrations contain many different media including magazine cuttings, collage, material and photography as well as traditional watercolours. As well as being author of several highly successful books, she is the illustrator of the Definitely Daisy series by Jenny Oldfield.

A television series based on her Charlie and Lola books was made by Tiger Aspect for Disney/CBBC, on which Child was an Executive Producer. Three series of 26 episodes were made and two specials. A number of spin off books are available based on the scripts of the TV shows, though these were not written or illustrated by Child. Charlie and Lola has been sold throughout the world, and has won many prizes, including BAFTAs in 2007 for Best children's Television Show and Best Script.

Lauren Child lives in London.

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Total Books: 363
Clarice Bean Think Like an Elf
2022 - Clarice Bean Think Like an Elf (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781536223651
ISBN-10: 1536223654
Genre: Children's Books
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Clarice Bean That's Me
2019 - Clarice Bean That's Me (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781408360651
ISBN-10: 1408360659
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
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Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die
2019 - Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781536208634
ISBN-10: 1536208639
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death
2018 - Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780763688462
ISBN-10: 0763688460
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes
2018 - Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781536200478
ISBN-10: 1536200476
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath
2018 - Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781536200485
ISBN-10: 1536200484
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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A Dog With Nice Ears Featuring Charlie and Lola
2018 - A Dog with Nice Ears Featuring Charlie and Lola (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781536200362
ISBN-10: 1536200360
Genre: Children's Books
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Ruby Redfort Pick Your Poison
2017 - Ruby Redfort Pick Your Poison (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763654719
ISBN-10: 076365471X
Genre: Children's Books
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Slightly Invisible
2016 - Slightly Invisible [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780763690144
ISBN-10: 0763690147
Genre: Children's Books
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Absolutely One Thing Featuring Charlie and Lola
2016 - Absolutely One Thing Featuring Charlie and Lola (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763687281
ISBN-10: 0763687286
Genre: Children's Books
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Ruby Redfort Feel the Fear
2016 - Ruby Redfort Feel the Fear (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763654702
ISBN-10: 0763654701
Genre: Children's Books
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Pick Your Poison
2015 - Pick Your Poison [Ruby Redfort] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780007334261
ISBN-10: 0007334265
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Feel the Fear
2015 - Feel the Fear [Ruby Redfort] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780007334131
ISBN-10: 0007334133
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Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death
2015 - Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death [Book #3] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763654696
ISBN-10: 0763654698
Genre: Children's Books
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The New Small Person
2015 - The New Small Person (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780763678104
ISBN-10: 0763678104
Genre: Children's Books
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That Pesky Rat
2014 - That Pesky Rat (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780763672980
ISBN-10: 076367298X
Genre: Children's Books
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I Want a Pet Mini Edition
2013 - I Want a Pet Mini Edition (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781847803344
ISBN-10: 1847803342
Genre: Children's Books
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Maude The NotSoNoticeable Shrimpton
2013 - Maude the Notsonoticeable Shrimpton (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780763665159
ISBN-10: 0763665150
Genre: Children's Books
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Beware of the Storybook Wolves
2013 - Beware of the Storybook Wolves (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781408314807
ISBN-10: 1408314800
Genre: Children's Books
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I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
2013 - I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed [Charlie and Lola] (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781408326091
ISBN-10: 1408326094
Genre: Children's Books
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Charlie and Lola You Won't Like This Present as Much as I Do  Read it Yourself with Ladybird Level 3
2012 - But I've Used All My Pocket Change [Charlie and Lola] (Hardcover)
 
2011 - Look Into My Eyes [Ruby Redfort] (Hardcover)Paperback
2011 - I Would Like to Actually Keep It [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition - Charlie and Lola 8x8] (Other)
2011 - Charlie and Lola My Best Best Friend [Charlie & Lola] (Hardcover)
 
2011 - My Especially Special Little Library [Charlie & Lola - French Edition] (Other)
2011 - I Slightly Want to Go Home [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2010 - I've Won No I've Won No I've Won [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato [Charlie & Lola Birthday Editn] (Paperback)
2010 - I Am Too Absolutely Small for School [Charlie & Lola Birthday Editn] (Paperback)
2010 - Clarice Bean Guess Who's Babysitting [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition] (Other)
2010 - Ond Ble'n Hollol Ydyn Ni [Cai a Lois - Welsh Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - My Holiday Sticker Book [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2010 - Clarice Bean What Planet Are You From [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition] (Other)
2010 - My Especially Special Buggy Book [Charlie and Lola] (Other)
2010 - I Am Going to Save a Panda [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2010 - I Can't Stop Hiccuping [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2009 - Charlie Is Broken [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2009 - My Halloween Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2009 - I Am Extremely Absolutely Boiling [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2009 - Charlie and Lola's Clothes [Charlie & Lola] (Hardcover)
2009 - Help I Really Mean It [Charlie and Lola] (Other)Paperback
2009 - My Dancing Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2008 - Don't Look Now [Clarice Bean] (Other)
2008 - My Extremely Smallish Little Library [Charlie and Lola] (Other)
2008 - I Am Really Really Concentrating [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2008 - Clarice Bean Don't Look Now [Clarice Bean, Bk 7] (Paperback)Hardcover
2008 - I Will Be Especially Very Careful [Charlie & Lola] (Hardcover)
2008 - I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing [Charlie and Lola] (Other)
2008 - I Want to Be Much More Bigger Like You [Charlie and Lola] (Other)
2008 - This Is Actually My Party [Charlie and Lola] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
2008 - Dw I'n Hynod Ddim Yn Hwylus [Cai a Lois] (Paperback)
2008 - Say Cheese [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)Hardcover
2008 - But I Am an Alligator [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
 
2008 - You Can Be My Friend [Charlie & Lola] (Other)Paperback
2008 - Charlie and Lola's Things [Charlie & Lola] (Other)
2008 - Charlie and Lola's Shapes [Charlie & Lola] (Other)
2007 - You Can Be My Friend [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - My Completely Best Annual 2008 [Charlie & Lola] (Hardcover)
2007 - The Very Best Storytime Pack Ever [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - Exactly Three [Charlie & Lola] (Hardcover)
2007 - I Will Never Eat a Tomato [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - Boo Made You Jump [Charlie & Lola] (Other)Paperback
2007 - My Completely Busy Calendar [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - Whoops But It Wasn't Me [Charlie & Lola] (Audio CD)Paperback
2007 - Charlie and Lola's Colours [Charlie & Lola] (Other)
2007 - Charlie and Lola's Animals [Charlie & Lola] (Other)
2007 - My Picnic Sticker Book [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - I Completely Must Do Drawing Now [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - Sizzles Is Completely Not Here [Charlie and Lola] (Other)
2007 - I'm Really Ever So Not Well [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2007 - My Extremely Busy Activity Pack [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - Ana Tarambana Lios De Ortografia [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - My Very Busy Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - My Picnic Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - My Very Busy Sticker Book [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2007 - We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog [Charlie & Lola Book & CD] (Audio CD)
2006 - Todo Sobre Mi Ana Tarambana / Utterly Me [Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition - Spanish Edition] (Other)
2006 - My School Play Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2006 - My Haircut Sticker Stories [Charlie and Lola] (Paperback)
2006 - But Excuse Me That Is My Book [Charlie and Lola KM Books - Korean Edition] (Hardcover)
2005 - Charlie and Lola Collection [Charlie & Lola] (Paperback)
2005 - Utterly Me Clarice Bean [Clarice Bean Chapter Books] (Other)
2005 - Carys Blodyn Dyma Fi [Carys Blodyn] (Paperback)
2005 - Utterly Me Clarice Bean [Clarice Bean, Bk 5] (Paperback)
Blink and You Die [Ruby Redfort] (Paperback)
I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders [Charlie and Lola Series] (Hardcover)
Whoops But It Wasnt Me [Ch Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
Charlie Lola [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
Cuida Tu Planeta/ Take Care of Your Planet [Juan y Tolola - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)