Lauren Child

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  • Bibliography:
    95 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1999
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Charlie and Lola

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Sep-2000)
I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (Oct-2001)
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (Sep-2004)
But Excuse Me That Is My Book (Jan-2006)
I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won (Jul-2006)
My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out (Jul-2006)
I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing (Oct-2006)
Snow Is My Favorite and My Best (Oct-2006)
We Honestly Can Look after Your Dog (Oct-2006)
Whoops! But It Wasn't Me (Oct-2006)
My Picnic Sticker Stories (Mar-2007)
I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring (Jun-2007)
I'm Really Ever So Not Well (Jun-2007)
Sizzles Is Completely Not Here (Jun-2007)
Boo! Made You Jump! (Aug-2007)
Say Cheese! (Sep-2007)
This Is Actually My Party (Oct-2007)
But I Am an Alligator (Jan-2008)
I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My Own (Jan-2008)
You Can Be My Friend (Jan-2008)
I Want to Be Much More Bigger like You (Jun-2008)
I Completely Know about Guinea Pigs (Aug-2008)
I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders (Aug-2008)
I Am Collecting: A Collection Sticker Stories (Sep-2008)
I Am Really, Really Concentrating (Sep-2008)
Help! I Really Mean It! (Mar-2009)
My Dancing Sticker Stories (Mar-2009)
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers (Mar-2009)
You Won't Like This Present as Much as I Do! (Mar-2009)
I Am Extremely Absolutely Boiling (Jul-2009)
My Halloween Sticker Stories (Aug-2009)
I Will Be Especially Very Careful (Oct-2009)
Charlie Is Broken! (Nov-2009)
I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses (Nov-2009)
I Am Going to Save a Panda! (Jan-2010)
I Can't Stop Hiccuping! (Jan-2010)
I Am Inventing an Invention (Jul-2010)
I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates (Nov-2010)
I Slightly Want to Go Home (Jan-2011)
Slightly Invisible (May-2011)
My Best, Best Friend (Jul-2011)
I Would Like to Actually Keep It (Sep-2011)
But I've Used All My Pocket Change (Sep-2012)
Absolutely One Thing (Apr-2016)
A Dog with Nice Ears (Apr-2018)

Clarice Bean

1 - Clarice Bean, That's Me (Sep-1999)
2 - My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean // Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? (Oct-2001)
3 - What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? (Feb-2002)
4 - Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (Oct-2002)
5 - Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (Sep-2004)
6 - Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now (Aug-2007)

Ruby Redfort

1 - Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes (Apr-2012)
2 - Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath (May-2013)
3 - Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death (Feb-2015)
4 - Ruby Redfort Feel the Fear (Mar-2016)
5 - Ruby Redfort Pick Your Poison (Apr-2017)
6 - Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die (May-2018)

Book List in Order: 95 titles

  • Clarice Bean, That's Me

    Clarice Bean - 1

    Clarice Bean’s beloved picture books are available in paperback with dynamic covers featuring flaps, die-cuts, foil, and more!

    When your annoying little brother shares your room, your older brother is in the tunnel of adolescence, your dad h...

  • I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

    Charlie and Lola

    The creator of the acclaimed Clarice Bean, That's Me cooks up a droll and ingenious treat for picky eaters and the people who love them.

    Lola is a fussy eater. A very fussy eater. She won't eat her carrots (until big brother Charlie reveal...

  • I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

    Charlie and Lola

    A new edition with 15 novelty scenes Bedtime balkers will laugh at Lola'santics while grown-ups offer a silent cheer for her savvy brother. Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never...

  • My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean // Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting?

    Clarice Bean - 2

    Lauren Child’s spunky character returns and -- as if things could get any livelier in Clarice Bean’s household -- Uncle Ted is babysitting! Who can Mom and Dad get to babysit the feisty Clarice, her pesky brother Minal Cricket, and the school...

  • My Dream Bed

    An enchanting pop-up book takes little ones on a fantastical journey through eight extraordinary bedrooms, detailing a child's dream bed, from a fragrant bed of daisies in a garden to sleeping on the back of a swaying elephant....

  • What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean?

    Clarice Bean - 3

    Now in paperback! Clarice Bean needs a science project or she's in BIG trouble. Her brother Kurt just wants to save the planet. And now they're both up a tree.

    "Sometimes I think gravity is a pity," says Clarice Bean, who is learning about pla...

  • Utterly Me, Clarice Bean

    Clarice Bean - 4

    Mrs. Wilberton says I have the concentration of a fly. "Clarice Bean! Will you please come back down to Earth this instant!" It's not easy to concentrate at school when mysterious things are happening all around you. Clarice Bean is beginning t...

  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?

    Herb never imagined the dangers when he decided to scribble on and cut up his book of fairy tales. Drawing mustaches on the characters, pasting telephones into the rooms, and cutting out Prince Charming and the royal thrones had seemed like good fun....

  • I Am Too Absolutely Small for School

    Charlie and Lola

    Lauren Child's inimitable brother-sister pair takes on another childhood bugaboo -- the first day of school -- with the help of Charlie's resourcefulness and Lola's imaginary friend.

    Lola is not so sure about school. After all, why would s...



  • Clarice Bean Spells Trouble

    Clarice Bean - 5

    There are so many things you can't explain. Like why isn't YOU spelled U? And why opening your mouth can get you into some very big trouble. Clarice Bean is in nonstop trouble these days -- almost as much as Karl Wrenbury, and he is the naughtiest ...

  • Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent

    Boy genius Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent-H for short- is the answer to his rich parents' prayers. He is their dear companion, their fiercest board game adversary, and their frequent guest at parties. But this prodigy's parents don't share his kn...

  • But Excuse Me That Is My Book

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they’re quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood a...

  • My School Play Sticker Book

    Lola is desperate to play the lead role of The Sun in the school play. But she is distraught to only be chosen as a leaf, and a brown leaf at that. Charlie does his big brother best to convince Lola that leaves are very important and helps her to bec...

  • The Princess and the Pea

    When a bedraggled young lady shows up at the castle, only the queen will be able to determine if she's really the princess she claims to be by hiding a tiny green pea under twelve down mattresses. 50,000 first printing....

  • I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola always always always has to win! No matter what games she and Charlie play, Lola always triumphs. What will happen when Charlie devises a strategy for a game that surely he will win? When playtime is through, Charlie and Lola have learned that m...

  • My Haircut Sticker Story

  • My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out

    Charlie and Lola

    At first, Lola does not want her wobbly tooth to ever fall out, but when she learns about the tooth fairy, she wiggles and wobbles her tooth until out it pops! Finally it is time to go to bed -- but the tooth has disappeared! Now how will Lola convin...

  • I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing

    Charlie and Lola

    Everyone who loves to scribble and scrabble (and what kid doesn't?) will love this fantastic un-coloring book. The creative, magical world of Charlie and Lola is perfect inspiration for little kids, and with plenty of room to draw, and lots of activi...

  • Snow Is My Favorite and My Best

    Charlie and Lola

    The weatherman has predicted snow, and Lola absolutely cannot wait. She just loves snow. "Why can't it be winter ALL the time?" she asks her brother. But on an adventure to the Arctic, Charlie shows Lola why never-ending snow might not be so perfect ...



  • We Honestly Can Look after Your Dog

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola and her best friend, Lotta, just love dogs, and when they get the chance to watch an adorable sausage pup named Sizzles, they are thrilled! Everything goes well until they lose hold of the leash . . . and Sizzles runs off. Will they find him bef...

  • Whoops! But It Wasn't Me

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie has this little sister, Lola. Lola has been playing with Charlie’s very special rocket. Charlie says, “Did you break my rocket?” Lola says, “You absolutely told me to not ever never touch it… ever.”...

  • My Picnic Sticker Stories

    Charlie and Lola

    It is a beautiful day, and Charlie and Lola have invited their two best friends, Marv and Lotta, over for a picnic. But when it starts to rain, Lola’s special picnic turns into a disaster. Luckily, with the help of Charlie, a gloomy day is transfor...

  • I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring

    Charlie and Lola

    Even the rainiest of days is no match for the wonderful imaginations of Charlie and Lola! It may be dull outside, but Charlie and Lola's world is full of colorful adventure, and with this unique coloring book, kids can join in on the fun. With simple...

  • I'm Really Ever So Not Well

    Charlie and Lola

    What, Lola bored? Lola is usually very busy?and very funny!?but today she?s really not feeling well! Charlie does everything he can to help, bringing Lola cookies and pink milk and even a bunch of flowers. But the flowers make Lola sneeze and the pin...

  • Sizzles Is Completely Not Here

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola is dog-sitting her very most favorite dog in the whole wide world -- Sizzles! But when Sizzles disappears, it’s up to Charlie and Lola to find him. Kids will love joining in the search for Sizzles by helping to look for him under 50 different ...

  • I Completely Must Do Drawing Now

    Charlie has this little sister, Lola. Lola says, 'I love drawing and scribbling and cutting and sticking and painting and colouring.' With twenty-four pages to fill, the lucky owner of this book can be just like Lola and make their very own pictures....

  • Boo! Made You Jump!

    Charlie and Lola

    It’s so very easy for Charlie to scare his little sister, Lola . . . but just once, Lola wants to make Charlie jump. Lola tries absolutely everything she can think of, including practical jokes, dressing up like a creepy ghost, and telling a really...

  • Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now

    Clarice Bean - 6

    Always remember: It's the worry you haven't even thought to worry about that should worry you the most. Clarice Bean has a list of worries, such as Worry No. 19: Robert Granger -- will he ever leave her alone? Or Worry No. 9: largish spiders. But la...

  • Say Cheese!

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola has promised her mother that she will stay clean and tidy for school picture day. ?It will be easy peasy, lemon squeezy!? says Lola. But staying clean and tidy is not so easy, especially when there is finger painting to do and a game of puddles ...



  • This Is Actually My Party

    Charlie and Lola

    It’s Charlie’s birthday, but Lola is so excited, she opens all of Charlie’s birthday cards and blows out his birthday candles -- and gets banned from the party! Will Charlie and Lola be able to make up in time to save the party -- and their fri...

  • But I Am an Alligator

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola has a favorite alligator costume that she wants to wear absolutely everywhere. Charlie tells her she can't wear it ALL the time, but Lola argues that she can. Much to Charlie's embarrassment, Lola wears her alligator costume to the supermarket a...

  • I Can Do Anything That's Everything All on My Own

    Charlie and Lola

    Today Lola wants to do everything all on her own, but things aren't as easy as she thought they'd be. In the park, when Charlie and his friend Marv explain to Lola that a seesaw won't "see" or "saw" with only one person on it, Lola reluctantly lets t...

  • You Can Be My Friend

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola is excited because she is going to spend the afternoon with Morten, the little brother of Charlie’s best friend. Lola has planned out the entire afternoon with fun and games, but her hopes are dashed when she discovers that Morten is so shy he...

  • I Really Must Do Scribbling and Sticking Now

    Charlie has this little sister, Lola. Lola says, 'I love drawing and scribbling and cutting and sticking and painting and colouring'. With lots of pictures to colour in, finish and even create, this activity book provides budding artists with plenty ...

  • I Want to Be Much More Bigger like You

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola is convinced that this is the year that she'll finally be tall enough to ride the 'Super Duper Loop-the-Looper' rollercoaster. But when Charlie measures her on a growth chart, it shows that she's still too small. Lola tries everything she can th...

  • I Completely Know about Guinea Pigs

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola gets to bring the class guinea pig, Bert, home over school vacation! She takes good care of Bert, but when she and Charlie build him a guinea pig run, he escapes. They hunt all over, and when they find him, they also discover a big surprise?lots...

  • I'm Just Not Keen on Spiders

    Charlie and Lola

    A new adventure for Charlie and Lola full of (not so) creepy crawly spiders.

    Lola does not like spiders because they are big and they are hairy. When Charlie tells her there is no need to be scared, she says, ?I am not scared, Charlie. Spiders jus...

  • I Am Collecting: A Collection Sticker Stories

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola decides that she wants to start a collection after she sees Charlie's collection of plastic dinosaur figures. But making a collection is not nearly as easy as she thought it would be. Includes more than 100 reusable stickers. Full color. Consuma...

  • I Am Really, Really Concentrating

    Charlie and Lola

    It’s Field Day at Charlie and Lola’s school and each student is allowed to choose one activity in which to participate. Charlie, Marv, and Lotta all quickly find activities that they’re good at, but Lola struggles to find one to suit her. Lola ...



  • Snow Is My Favourite and My Best

  • Help! I Really Mean It!

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola keeps calling for Charlie's help and each time, a concerned Charlie rushes in only to find that there is no real problem. Now that Charlie's on to Lola's game, he refuses to answer her calls. But what will Lola do when she really does need Charl...

  • My Dancing Sticker Stories

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola loves to dance, but can?t decide what type of dance she likes the very best. She tries tap dancing, ballet, clog dancing, and more, but doesn?t find one style that truly suits her. Will Lola ever figure out her absolutely very favorite kind of d...

  • We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers

    Charlie and Lola

    After Charlie convinces Lola to recycle her old toys instead of throwing them away, Lola discovers a recycling competition. If she can recycle one hundred plastic, metal, and paper items, she can get her very own real live tree to plant. But she only...

  • You Won't Like This Present as Much as I Do!

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola wants to buy Lotta a special birthday present and thinks up all sorts of imaginative gifts, like a musical jump rope or wings so Lotta can fly. After Charlie reminds Lola that a good present is one Lotta can actually use and that actually exists...

  • I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing

    I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny. Lola has just planted a seed. 'What will my seed grow into, Charlie?' 'I don't know, Lola. We'll just have to wait and see!' This extremely good Charlie and Lola story includes a nine-piece...

  • I Am Extremely Absolutely Boiling

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie and Lola are trying their best to beat the summer heat, but things go from hot to boiling when Lola refuses to talk to her neighbor, Arnold Wolf. He accidentally knocked her ice cream to the ground and won't apologize. Now Lola says that she ...

  • Goldilocks And The Three Bears

    Once upon a time, on the edge of a big dark forest there lived a little girl called Goldilocks. You have probably heard of her? If so, you will know three things: she was small, she had lots of golden curls and she had far too much curiosity for her ...

  • My Halloween Sticker Stories

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie, Lola, and their friends have grown an enormous pumpkin for the Halloween party at school. All of them are ready for the party - except Lola, who still hasn't decided what to wear. To make things worse, the pumpkin splatters all over the floo...

  • My Dressing-Up Sticker Book

    Charlie and Lola are going to an extremely special fancy-dress party for Halloween. But Lola doesn't have a costume! 'I haven't decided exactly completely yet,' says Lola. So Marv, Charlie and Lotta all try to think of an outfit for Lola - with some ...



  • I Will Be Especially Very Careful

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola and Lotta's friendship is put to the test!

    Lola?s bestest best friend Lotta has a new coat, which was an extra-special gift from her granny. It is the fluffiest, softest, most loveliest coat Lola has EVER seen and she absolutely must borrow i...

  • Who Wants to Be a Poodle? I Don't!

    Lauren Child takes the lead with this wry and wooly tale of a pampered poodle who just wants to paddle in puddles -- like REAL dogs do.

    Trixie Twinkle Toes lives in the lap of luxury, with every creature comfort a manicured paw away. Adored ...

  • Charlie Is Broken!

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie and Lola are planning to put on a circus show, but their plans are cut short when Charlie breaks his arm. Not only is Lola worried because Charlie has hurt himself but also because he is feeling a bit sad. Can Lola find a way to cheer him up?...

  • I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola is going to the optician. She has decided that she absolutely MUST have glasses. Charlie says, ?You?ll only get glasses if you really, really need them.? But Lola says, ?I really DO need them, Charlie.?...

  • I Am Going to Save a Panda!

    Charlie and Lola

    It's Save an Animal Week at school, and Lola and Lotta are going to raise money to save a panda. To do this, Lola gets sponsored to hop for as long as she can, and Lotta will skip. But then Lola gets the chicken pox. Now how will she save a panda?...

  • I Can't Stop Hiccuping!

    Charlie and Lola

    The day of the school concert, Lola and Lotta are practicing the song they're going to perform when Lola gets a bad case of the hiccups. Everyone tries to help her get rid of them, but nothing works. Will Lola be able to stop hiccuping in time for th...

  • My First Ever and Best Story Collection

  • I Am Inventing an Invention

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie and Marv have to create an invention for school. But it's due tomorrow! Lola thinks she is an amazing inventor, and she keeps pestering Charlie and Marv with her ideas. But just as the boys are about to give up, Lola has a brilliant idea that...

  • I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates

    Charlie and Lola

    When Lola goes ice-skating with her friend Morten, she absolutely and extremely must have her own skates so she can be the very best skater in the whole school. Charlie reminds her that her guitar and yo-yo-which she really, really wanted-ended up un...

  • I Slightly Want to Go Home

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola is going to Lotta's house for her first sleepover-but everything is just a bit too different! Lola misses home. How will she ever get to sleep?...

  • Look After Your Planet

  • Slightly Invisible

    Charlie and Lola

    Charlie learns that visibility is relative - but Lola’s quick-wittedness is crystal clear - in this absolutely new picture book from Lauren Child. Charlie and his friend Marv have invented an invisibility potion to help them find strange and tri...

  • Please May I Have Some of Yours?.

    Charlie and Lola are going to the zoo and Lola is so extremely excited that she uses up all her photos, spends all her money and eats all her lunch! Lola says, 'Charlie, please may I have some of yours?' Find out how Lola learns to save in this ever ...

  • My Best, Best Friend

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola and Lotta are best, best, BESTEST friends who do completely everything together. They always pair up, they look after the tadpoles in the pond, and they especially always swap lunches. But when Evie, a new girl, joins the class, suddenly it's Ev...

  • I Would Like to Actually Keep It

    Charlie and Lola

    Lola finds a stuffed rabbit outside of school. Charlie tells her she has to find its owner, but she wants to keep it for herself. Will Lola make the right decision and return the rabbit?...

  • My Very Best Sizzles

    Charlie has this little sister Lola. Lola loves dogs. One day they go to the park with Lotta, Marv and his dog, Sizzles. Lola says, 'Marv, honestly, we do promise honestly to look after your dog...'. Containing bestselling Charlie and Lola story "We ...

  • I Want a Pet!

    "I quite fancy a pet - an African lion or an octopus or even a boa constrictor. The trouble is, Mum and Dad and Granny and Grandad all have objections to pets. Grandad says that sheep are forever following you around; Dad says wolves give him a heada...

  • My Holiday Sticker Book

    It's the start of the school holiday and Lola is extremely very excited. She has lots of ideas to make it the best holiday ever, from building a big enormous sandcastle and climbing the highest mountain in the whole wide world to exploring space and ...

  • Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes

    Ruby Redfort - 1

    Hey, buster! Crack open this new series starring Ruby Redfort - Clarice Bean's favorite all-action heroine - and you will literally be on the edge of your wits. Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen on the Ruby Redfort books...

  • We Completely Must Go to London

  • But I've Used All My Pocket Change

    Charlie and Lola

    A sweet, funny lesson in economics as only Lola can teach it Lola has lots of pocket money and is very excited to buy a new toy in the gift shop on a trip to the zoo. But she spends a little here and there, and before she knows it, she doesn't hav...

  • Maude

    Flamboyant and eccentric, being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family live for - all except, that is, for Maude. She prefers to blend into the background rather than stand out in a crowd. And this is very much to her advantage when ...

  • Hang in There Bozo

    Ruby Redfort: secret agent, detective, thirteen-year-old kid.

    And now… survival expert.

    It’s not always possible to skip around smelling roses, ’cos sometimes you’re too busy gripping onto the cliff edge by your fingernails. Bu...

  • Beware of the Storybook Wolves

    For a real thrill, try reading Beware of the Storybook Wolves. It will scare your socks off! A fun-filled picture book with a fairytale twist, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child.

    Every night, Herb's mother reads him a bedtime story. Somet...

  • Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath

    Ruby Redfort - 2

    All at sea? OK, here's the lowdown . . . Ruby Redfort: secret agent, thirteen-year-old kid. Super smart, super cool, and not afraid of the water or anything in it. SHARKS? Just large fish going about their business. CUTTHROAT PIRATES? Give me a b...

  • Maude the Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton

    Lauren Child teams up with a debut illustrator to tell a cautionary tale about the surprising perils of craving constant attention. Meet the Shrimpton family -- so talented, so eccentric, so larger than life, you couldn’t miss them if you want...

  • I Completely Love Winter

    Charlie and Lola: I Completely Love Winter - by Lauren ChildThis really very good Charlie and Lola book includes two wintery stories: Snow is My Favourite and My Best and I Really Need Actual Ice Skates. This wonderful book is perfect for fans of Cha...

  • Charlie and Lola

  • That Pesky Rat

    The creator of Clarice Bean has conjured up a clever alley critter so appealing -- and so hilarious -- that young readers will be begging to take him home. "Sometimes ... I look up at all the cozy windows and wonder what it would be like to live w...

  • The New Small Person

    Lauren Child tells the familiar tale of a less-than-welcome sibling with subtlety, insight, affection, and humor. Elmore Green starts life as an only child, as many children do. He has a room to himself, where he can line up his precious things an...

  • Ruby Redfort Catch Your Death

    Ruby Redfort - 3

    There’s more to most things than meets the eye -- or nose -- as code-cracking, wisecracking girl detective Ruby Redfort discovers in her third adventure. Wild animals roaming around Twinford? Ruby Redfort has heard the rumors, but she doesn’t ...

  • Hubert Horatio

    Hubert Horatio is a genius at almost absolutely everything. His parents, on the other hand, aren't too good with money - and they fritter away the family fortune. It's up to Hubert and his friend to sort out the mess....

  • Ruby Redfort Feel the Fear

    Ruby Redfort - 4

    How do you catch a thief who isn’t there? Ruby discovers the perils of throwing caution to the wind as she embarks on her fourth adventure. Ruby Redfort has a lot of reasons to feel confident. Undercover agent, code cracker, thirteen-year-old ge...

  • Absolutely One Thing

    Charlie and Lola

    Count on "Absolutely One Thing" for a singularly funny look at simple math as encountered by Charlie and Lola. Sometimes, as a treat, Mom takes Charlie and Lola to the store and says they may choose one thing. "One thing to share?" Lola asks. No, ...

  • One Thing

  • Ruby Redfort Pick Your Poison

    Ruby Redfort - 5

    Wisecracking, code-cracking girl detective Ruby Redfort gets an unexpected taste of the action in her fifth fast-paced adventure. Ruby Redfort: You can count on her if you’re between a rock and a hard place. A bite from a poisonous snake? Pass m...

  • Blink and You Die

  • A Dog with Nice Ears

    Charlie and Lola

    Beloved siblings Charlie and Lola are back -- on a quest to find Lola’s version of the perfect dog, which seems suspiciously un-doglike. At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could t...

  • Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die

    Ruby Redfort - 6

    Got a sixth sense for trouble? Read on, buster. Our favorite girl detective calls on her gut instincts in an exciting grand finale of the Ruby Redfort series. Ruby Redfort: you can count on her when the ice starts to crack. Falling through the air...

  • How to Raise Your Grown-Ups

    Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is back in this hilarious and gloriously illustrated book for ages six and up from the superstar creator of Clarice Bean and Charlie and Lola, Lauren Child. "These stories are about the days when the Bobto...

  • The Goody

    From Lauren Child, multi-award-winning, bestselling creator of Charlie and Lola, comes this touchingly funny tale of being GOOD, being BAD, and most importantly, being YOU!Chirton Krauss is a good child -- the very goodest. He does everything he is t...

  • Think Like an Elf

  • Scram!

  • Clarice Bean, Scram!

    When a stray dog follows Clarice Bean home, she decides it’s up to her to take care of him. Now all she has to do is figure out how to keep him a secret from the rest of the family . . .Nothing ever happens except for sometimes.And only on rare...

  • Smile

  • Clarice Bean, Smile

    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 endange...

Award-Winning Books by Lauren Child

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
2000 Greenaway Medal -- Illustrator
2003 California Young Reader Medal -- Primary


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lauren Child has published 95 books.

The next book by Lauren Child, Clarice Bean, Smile, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Lauren Child, Clarice Bean, That's Me, was published in September 1999.

Yes. Lauren Child has 3 series.
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