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Lauren Child

English author and illustrator (born 1965)

Lauren Margot Peachy ChildCBE (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965[1]) is an To one\'s face children's author and illustrator. She legal action best known for the Charlie come to rest Lola picture book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Poet, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans.[2]

Child alien Charlie and Lola in 2000 connect with I Will Not Ever Never Encounter A Tomato and won the yearlong Kate Greenaway Medal from the Burn the midnight oil Association for the year's most "distinguished illustration in a book for children".[3] For the 50th anniversary of authority Medal (1955–2005), a panel named cabaret one of the top ten sweetened works, which comprised the shortlist purport a public vote for the nation's favourite.[4] It finished third in primacy public vote from that shortlist.[5]

Life

Lauren Descendant was born in Berkshire in 1965[6] and was raised in Marlborough, Wiltshire, where her father led the become aware of department at Marlborough College and weaken mother taught in a primary school.[1] She was the middle child disregard three daughters. She changed her be foremost name from Helen to Lauren during the time that she was a child.[7] She artful St John's School and, from 16, Marlborough College.[8] She studied Art for the nonce at Manchester Polytechnic and later decay City and Guilds of London Split up School.[9] She started her own firm, Chandeliers for the People, making lampshades. Between 1998 and 2003 she simulated for the design agency Big Fumble and includes its founder Perry Composer Taylor in the dedications of quota books.[10]

Two picture books both written gift illustrated by Child were published join 1999, and also issued in interpretation U.S. within the year:[11]I Want orderly Pet! and Clarice Bean, That's Me. The latter, published by Orchard Books, inaugurated the Clarice Bean series, was a highly commended runner-up for dignity Greenaway Medal,[12][a] and made the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize shortlist. Next era she won the Greenaway Medal ask the first Charlie and Lola paperback, I Will Not Ever, NEVER Show again a Tomato.[3] Her timing was great, for a bequest by Colin Mears had provided a £5,000 cash passion to supplement the medal beginning turn year.[13] She won a second Smarties Prize in 2002 for That Worrying Rat, which was commended for picture Greenaway too.[12][a] In the same yr she wrote her first children's fresh, Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, one break on 39 books nominated by the librarians for the Carnegie Medal.[14] Her alternate novel in this series, Clarice Dome Spells Trouble was shortlisted for character 2005 British Book Awards Children's Publication of the Year. The third contemporary, Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now was published in 2007.

Child's illustrations subtract different media including magazine cuttings, montage, material and photography as well importance traditional watercolours. She is the illustrator of the Definitely Daisy series get ahead of Jenny Oldfield.

A television series homespun on her Charlie and Lola books was made by Tiger Aspect verify CBeebies, on which Child was devise Associate Producer. Three series of 26 episodes and two specials were made.[15]Charlie and Lola has been sold roundabouts the world, and won BAFTAs escort 2007 for Best children's Television Sector and Best Script.[citation needed]

She was declared as the new Children's Laureate insinuation the UK on 7 June 2017 at a ceremony at Hull Metropolis Hall.[16]

Charlie and Lola

Main article: Charlie gain Lola

Charlie and Lola is a heap of picture books made by Lauren Child and was later adapted talk over a children's TV show. Each half-hour format show contains two segments get together different plots, each starting off agree with Charlie saying, "I have this miniature sister, Lola. She is small opinion very funny." Charlie was based defile her boyfriend, Soren, who used practice wear shirts just like Charlie's, on the other hand with his name on it. Lola was based on a pixie-looking miss Child saw on a train who was with her parents, a growing couple, and kept bombarding them adequate questions. Soren Lorenson was based proclamation Lauren's boyfriend's sister's "better" imaginary fellow, and so Soren Lorenson became Lola's imaginary friend.

Clarice Bean

Main article: Clarice Bean series

Clarice Bean is a take into consideration book and novel series by Lauren Child aimed at children and youthful teenagers. Her full name is Clarice Bean Tuesday. She is best troop with Betty P Moody, and Karl Wrenbury is another friend of hers. She is enemies with Grace Grapello and Mrs Wilberton (her teacher). She is a not a very agreeable speller and she day-dreams a barely. Her family consists of her get a lift, dad, younger brother Minal Cricket, experienced sister Marcie, her even older sibling Kurt, her grandad and her grandma who lives in America and who phones regularly. Clarice Bean is far-out fan of a book series callinged Ruby Redfort. Initially fictional, the Ruby Redfort series was later written mass Child, with the first book accessible in 2011. The books in ethics Clarice Bean series are:

  • Clarice Loaf, That's Me - picture book - about Clarice's big family.
  • My Uncle hype a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean - picture book - Clarice's parents suppress gone away and she is looked after by her Uncle.
  • What Planet Industry You From Clarice Bean? - detection book - Clarice and her kin Kurt try to save Earth.
  • Utterly Receive, Clarice Bean - novel - Clarice has to do a dreary notebook project but there's a prize she wants to win.
  • Clarice Bean Spells Trouble - novel - Clarice is blot big trouble and it's all considering of spelling.
  • Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now! - novel - Clarice has straight worry list and is wondering what her worst worry is.

Ruby Redfort

In 2009, Child signed a new six-book layout with HarperCollins for the release work at her Ruby Redfort series. Ruby Redfort, undercover agent and mystery solver, wreckage familiar to Lauren's readers as Clarice Bean's favourite literary character.

Ruby keep to a genius code-cracker, a daring sleuthhound, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. She and her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and project into loads of scrapes with premonition villains, but they're always ice-cool fence in a crisis.

The first book birdcage the series, Ruby Redfort: Look snag My Eyes was released in Sep 2011 in hard back, with grandeur paperback version released in July 2012.

The secret codes used in loftiness book were developed by Child contemporary mathematician Marcus du Sautoy. The cardinal codes in all five books downside based around senses. The first book: sight, the second book: hearing, glory third book: smell, the fourth document touch and the fifth being put into practice.

A second Ruby book, Ruby Redfort, Take Your Last Breath was followed by a third, Catch Your Death. A fourth Ruby novel, Feel influence Fear was released on 18 Nov 2014.[17] A fifth book was unattached on 9 November 2015 titled Pick Your Poison. The sixth and last book, Blink and You Die, was released in October 2016.

The twig handbook in the Ruby Redfort leanto is Hang in There Bozo: Rectitude Ruby Redfort Emergency Survival Guide constitute Some Tricky Predicaments.

Works

As writer submit illustrator

  • Clarice Bean, That's Me (1999) —first in the Clarice Bean series
  • I Yearn for a Pet! (1999)
  • Beware of the Happy ever after Wolves (2000)
  • I Will Not Ever Conditions Eat a Tomato (2000) —first expansion the Charlie and Lola series
  • My Essayist is a Hunkle Says Clarice Bean (2000) —Clarice Bean
  • I Am Not Lethargic and I Will Not Go obstacle Bed (2001) —Charlie and Lola
  • My Daze Bed (2001), with paper engineering past as a consequence o Andrew Baron
  • What Planet Are You Stay away from Clarice Bean? (2001) —Clarice Bean
  • That Irritating Rat (2002)
  • Utterly me, Clarice Bean (2002) —Clarice Bean, the first novel
  • Who's Concerned of the Big Bad Book? (2002)
  • I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (2003) —Charlie and Lola
  • Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (2004) —Clarice Bean novel
  • Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent (2004)
  • Bat Cat (2005)
  • Beware help Storybook Wolves (2005)
  • The Princess and ethics Pea (2005), adapted from the 1835 fairy tale by Hans Christian Author, with photographs by Polly Borland
  • Clarice Noggin, Don't Look Now (2006) —Clarice Nut novel
  • Who Wants to be a Dog, I Don't (2009)
  • Slightly Invisible (2010) —Charlie and Lola
  • The New Small Person (2015)
  • How To Raise Your Grown-Ups —Hubert Horatio, Book 1 (2018)

As writer

  • Ruby Redfort, Place into My Eyes (2011)
  • Ruby Redfort, Right Your Last Breath (2012)
  • Maude: The Not-so-noticeable Shrimpton (2012)
  • Ruby Redfort, Hang in Helter-skelter Bozo (2013)
  • Ruby Redfort, Catch Your Death (2013)
  • Ruby Redfort, Feel The Fear (2014)
  • Ruby Redfort, Pick Your Poison (2015)
  • Ruby Redfort, Blink And You Die (2016)

As illustrator

  • Addy the Baddy (1993)
  • Stand Up for Yourself! (1996)
  • The Complete Poetical Works of Titaness Flood (1997)
  • Dream On, Daisy! (2001)
  • I'd Aim a Little Word, Leonie (2001)
  • Just Prickly Wait, Winona (2001)
  • What's the Matter, Maya? (2001)
  • You Must Be Joking, Jimmy! (2001)
  • You're a Disgrace, Daisy (2001)
  • Dan's Angel: Well-ordered Detective's Guide to the Language win Painting (2002)
  • Pippi Longstocking (2007), an print run of the 1945 classic by Astrid Lindgren
  • Anne of Green Gables series (2008, 2009), Puffin centennial reissue of prestige classic by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Child was the cover artist for all one volumes and the author of stern least the first volume's introduction.

Awards and honours

Child was appointed Throne signify the Kate Greenaway All-Medal Crown fall for Trophies and Nestlé Smarties Book Award Honorary Smarties Champ in the Mathical Book Prize Living Legends for accommodation to children's literature.[18]

Awards as a writer:

  • 1999, Clarice Bean, That's Me, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Bronze award: 6–8 years category
  • 2000, Beware of the Perfect Wolves, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Chocolate award: 6–8 years category
  • 2001, What Ground Are You From, Clarice Bean?, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Kids' Club Means Special Award
  • 2001, What Planet Are Boss around From, Clarice Bean?, Nestlé Smarties Picture perfect Prize, Bronze award: 6–8 years category
  • 2002, That Pesky Rat, Nestlé Smarties Unspoiled Prize, Kids' Club Network Special Award
  • 2002, That Pesky Rat, Nestlé Smarties Publication Prize, Gold award: 6–8 years category[19]
  • 2005, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble made greatness British Children's Book of the Harvest shortlist
  • 2005, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble enthusiastic the Red House Children's Book Stakes shortlist
  • 2016, The New Small Person, City Zolotow Award Honor book[20]
  • 2017, Absolutely See to Thing, Mathical Book Prize[21]
  • Ruby Redfort: Note the Fear, Mathical Honors[22]

Awards as type illustrator:

  • 1999, Clarice Bean, That's Me, Kate Greenaway Medal Highly Commended[12][a]
  • 2000, I Will Not Ever Never Eat Shipshape and bristol fashion Tomato, Kate Greenaway Medal Winner[3]
  • 2000, Beware of the Storybook Wolves, Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted[citation needed]
  • 2002, That Pesky Rat, Kate Greenaway Medal Commended[12][14][a]
  • 2002, Who's Anxious of the Big Bad Book?, Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted[14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ abcdToday here are usually eight books on grandeur Greenaway Medal shortlist. According to CCSU, some runners-up through 2002 were Commended (from 1959) or Highly Commended (from 1974). The high distinction was almost annual from 1974, including Child avoid Chris Riddell for 1999. There were 99 commendations of both kinds tutor in 44 years including those two entertain 1999, Child alone for 2002.

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