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Scram! Synopsis
The exceptionordinary, effervescent Clarice Bean is back with her trademark heart and humour in this beautifully illustrated story by former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child – a delightful summer read for the entire family!
Nothing ever happens except for sometimes. And only on rare-ish occasions, which is hardly ever. There are times when even I can’t turn the nothing into more than it is. But there was one day in the holidays that began as a nothing day and then everything happened. Absolutely nearly everything.
The unforgettable Clarice Bean finds herself escaping the danger of boredom when she meets an actual real-life DOG who will NOT scram!
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008541514 |
| Publication date: |
25th May 2023 |
| Author: |
Lauren Child |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
176 pages |
| Series: |
Clarice Bean |
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Press Reviews
Lauren Child Press Reviews
Praise for Scram!:
‘Clarice Bean is one of the most distinctive comic voices of children’s literature . . . The varied, dancing text and Child’s elegant, light-hearted illustrations make every page appealing, and it’s funny. As Clarice Bean would say: “It’s fascinating and also very interesting”’ Sunday Times, Book of the Week, Best Books of the Year
‘A superbly illustrated, slyly funny story of a four-legged family secret for readers of 7+’ Guardian
‘Lauren Child knows what goes through a child's mind, and how to transfer those thoughts to the page . . . See for yourself by reading this entertaining tale’ Herald
‘A new Clarice Bean novel is always an event and Lauren Child’s Clarice Bean: Scram! brings us more of her distinctive voice and elegant quirky illustrations to delight in’ Times, Best Books for Summer
Praise for Clarice Bean:
‘Witty and charming. We can’t get enough Clarice Bean’ Sunday Times
‘Oodles of comic charm’ Evening Standard
‘Funny, contemporary and perceptive’ Mail on Sunday
‘Clarice Bean fans will be delighted by her new adventures’ Guardian
‘A hugely enjoyable and touching read’ Scotsman
‘Utterly fantastic’ Sunday Times
Author
About Lauren Child
Lauren Child is the author/illustrator of the much-loved Charlie and Lola books (now a major TV show) for very young readers, the Ruby Redfort series for older children and the Clarice Bean series for 7+ children as well as Hubert Horatio and many stand alone books.
Former Children's Laureate Lauren Child burst on to the children’s books scene in 1999 and has since published many bestselling and awardwinning books, including those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice Bean series. She has won numerous awards including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Gold Award. Her books have been made into an award-winning TV series and have sold in many languages with runaway success.
In December 2008 she was named as a UNESCO Artist for Peace, and was awarded an MBE in 2009.
Lauren Child was the 10th Waterstones Children's Laureate. Of the role she said, “I want to inspire children to believe in their own creative potential, to make their own stories and drawings and ignite in them the delight of reading for pleasure. In an increasingly fast paced world, children need the freedom to dream and imagine; to enjoy reading, drawing and telling their own stories without value judgement or restraint”.
The role of Children's Laureate is awarded every two years to an author or illustrator of children’s books to “celebrate outstanding achievement in their field and recognise the important contribution children’s literature makes to cultural life”. Child’s tenure will ran until June 2019, which marked 20 years since the post was inaurgurated by Quentin Blake and since Child published her first book.
Child revealed that Blake was a huge inspiration to her. “When I was little, it never occurred to me to think of authors and illustrators as actual human beings," she said. "Then I saw Quentin on television live drawing on “Jackanory”, so he became a real-life illustrator to me and that made it something it was possible to become.”
Other previous post-holders include Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Malorie Blackman.
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