Join the one and only Clarice Bean and 'Think Like an Elf' in this irresistible and spectacularly sparkling Christmas story from the inimitable Lauren Child. Clarice Bean usually looks forward to Christmas. Except this year it is going to be a quiet-ish Christmas in her house, which doesn't feel right because Christmas is all about noisiness and being full up and FAMILY. And without those things, she is going to have to try exceptionordinarily hard to stop the Christmas spirit completely floating away. But luckily, there is no one in the world like Clarice Bean - and she is going to THINK LIKE AN ELF, and that means everything will be A-OKAY. Won't it? The one and only Clarice Bean is back to save her family's Christmas in this sparkling story of joy, goodwill to all peoplekind, and some very Clarice catastrophes, perfect for sharing with all the family! Wrap yourself in the warmth and wit of former Children's Laureate Lauren Child and be transported by the love and laughter that is Christmas with the utterly irreplaceable Clarice Bean. "We can't get enough Clarice Bean." The Sunday Times Gold title * Waterstones Children's Laureate Lauren Child is an international bestseller, with lifetime sales worth over £16.
5 million / 3 million units sold in the UK alone (TCM 15/12/2020) * The CLARICE BEAN books have received huge critical acclaim since they debuted in 1999, selling over 6 million copies worldwide as well as winning some of children's books' highest accolades * Lauren's delightful line drawings and collage illustrations, are recoginsable the world over and have never been more glorious than in this hardback Christmas giftbook. * Lauren has won multiple awards, including the acclaimed Kate Greenaway Medal , the Red House Children;s Book Award, and she is a three-time winner of the Smarties Prize * Lauren's hugely popular characters Charlie and Lola also appear in their own CBeebies BAFTA-winning television animation. * Lauren was named UNESCO's Artist for Peace in 2008 and awarded an MBE for her services to literature in 2010. * Lauren is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a Trustee of the House of Illustration. She was named Waterstones Children's Laureate in 2017. Competition: Mary Poppins;Hubert Horatio;. by;Lauren Child;Jacqueline Wilson, Katherine Rundell, Sophie Anderson, Robin Stevens, Matt Haig, Roald Dahl.