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I then showed it to lots more publishers; just about all of them felt it was a problem to have the story told in the first person. I hope Lauren Child will be writing more in the series as it is wonderful to have the adorable Clarice Bean back for more adventures. She is joyful and hopeful and energetic without being stupidly sentimental; she is funny and real in her disappointments and worries but doesn't give up. Her second novel in this series, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble was shortlisted for the 2005 British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year.
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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.It is not surprising, therefore, that Child gets her inspiration from observing adult behaviour, as well as from memories of her own childhood. You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information.
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The series, which began with the award-winning I Will Not Ever, Never Eat A Tomato (2000), has proved even more popular than Clarice Bean. Charlie’s efforts are not only creative and amusing, but are also evidence of how much he cares for his little sister. But I don’t say it because Mrs Wilberton is allowed to say rude things about me and I am not allowed to say them back. The result wasn’t so much a story with a plot, as a series of illustrated anecdotes told by a child.H. Shepherd, Quentin Blake, Carl Larssen (the Swedish illustrator) and Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeleine books. I did not know that this book existed and so when I ran across it I immediately bought it and read it well in advance of the Christmas season. The love between the two children gently suffuses every story, while the quirky humour and mischievous behaviour ensure that it is never depicted in a sentimental manner.