Lauren Child
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Lauren Child (born in 1967 in Marlborough, Wiltshire) is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books. She has also written Clarice Bean novels.
[edit] Biography
Lauren Child was born in 1967 and grew up in Marlborough. She studied Art briefly at Manchester Polytechnic and later at 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 mediums 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 a 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.[1] Charlie and Lola has been sold throughout the world, and has won many prizes, including BAFTA's in 2007 for Best children's Television Show and Best Script.
Lauren Child lives in London and Los Angeles with her husband, a top New York barrister.
[edit] Bibliography
Addy the Baddy (illustrator) Viking, 1993
Stand Up for Yourself! (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 1996
The Complete Poetical Works of Phoebe Flood (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 1997
Clarice Bean, That's Me (author/illustrator) Orchard, 1999
I Want a Pet! (author/illustrator) Frances Lincoln, 1999
Beware of the Storybook Wolves (author/illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2000
I Will Not Ever, NEVER Eat a Tomato (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2000
My Uncle is a Hunkle Says Clarice Bean (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2000
Dream On, Daisy! (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
I Am NOT Sleepy and I WILL NOT Go to Bed (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2001
I'd Like a Little Word, Leonie (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
Just You Wait, Winona (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
My Dream Bed (author/illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2001
What's the Matter, Maya? (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
You Must Be Joking, Jimmy! (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
You're a Disgrace, Daisy (illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2001
Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Painting (illustrator) Frances Lincoln, 2002
That Pesky Rat (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2002
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2002
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? (author/illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2002
I Am TOO Absolutely Small for School (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2003
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (author/ilustrator) Orchard, 2004
Hubert Horatio Bobton-Trent (author/illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2004
Bat Cat (author/illustrator) Puffin, 2005
Beward of the Storybook Wolves (author/illustrator) Hodder Children's Books, 2005
The Princess and the Pea (photography by Polly Borland) Puffin, 2005
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now (author/illustrator) Orchard, 2006
- * Read about books by Lauren Child at encompassculture.com - the British Council's book database and global online book club
Buy books by Lauren Child at Amazon.co.uk * Buy books by Lauren Child at Amazon.co.uk
Prizes and awards
1999 Kate Greenaway Medal (shortlist) Clarice Bean, That's Me
1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (shortlist) Clarice Bean, That's Me
2000 Kate Greenaway Medal (shortlist) Beware of the Storybook Wolves
2000 Kate Greenaway Medal I Will Not Ever, NEVER Eat A Tomato
2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (shortlist) Beware of the Storybook Wolves
2002 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize That Pesky Rat
2005 British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year (shortlist) Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
2005 Red House Children's Book Award (shortlist Younger Readers category) Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
