Smile

Clarice Bean is back with all her trademark humour in this heartwarming story by former Children's Laureate Lauren Child At the moment I am daydreaming about inventing something exceptionordinarily good that could change the world for the better, because of all the things, it's the better that's needed. And if you are thinking I'm too small to make a difference then remember the plankton - they are one of the tiniest creatures on the planet but without them where would we be? Probably living on Mars. The utterly wonderful Clarice Bean is thinking about the endangered things: the big creatures, the little creatures, the plants and the trees. But it's not just the planet that needs help - there's her whole family too . . .

Praise for Scram: 'Clarice Bean is one of the most distinctive comic voices of children's literature' Sunday Times, Book of the Week, Best Books of the Year 'Superbly illustrated, slyly funny' 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' The Times, Best Books for Summer Praise for the CLARICE BEAN series: '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 'Hugely enjoyable and touching' Scotsman 'Utterly fantastic' Sunday Times 'Smile is a story that readers between seven and eleven years old will no doubt find moving, about how real life can get on top of us all - a story where, in the end, it feels as if the kids are going to be alright.' TLS.

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The Clarice Bean books are the creation of Lauren Child, whose work is both instantly recognisable and gloriously innovative. She is the writer and illustrator of a generation, and the iconic creator of international sensation Charlie and Lola. Lauren has sold millions of books, won many awards and was the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2017-2019.