Lauren Child books

Complete list of all 102 books by Lauren Child, the British author and illustrator behind Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort, and Hubert Horatio.

Charlie & Lola Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato 2000 Buy
My Very Busy Sticker Book 2000 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Actions 2000 Buy
I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed 2001 Buy
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School 2003 Buy
We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog 2005 Buy
But Excuse Me That Is My Book 2005 Buy
I’ve Won, No I’ve Won, No I’ve Won 2005 Buy
My School Play Sticker Stories 2006 Buy
I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing 2006 Buy
I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring 2006 Buy
My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out 2006 Buy
Snow Is My Favorite and My Best 2006 Buy
Whoops! But It Wasn’t Me 2006 Buy
Boo! Made You Jump! 2007 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Opposites 2007 Buy
My Completely Best And Very Busy Book 2007 Buy
But I do know ALL about chocolate 2007 Buy
My Picnic Sticker Stories 2007 Buy
I’m Really Ever So Not Well 2007 Buy
Sizzles Is Completely Not Here 2007 Buy
Can You Maybe Turn the Light On? 2007 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Colours 2007 Buy
Charlie And Lola’s Animals 2007 Buy
Say Cheese! 2007 Buy
This Is Actually My Party 2007 Buy
My Completely Best and Very Busy Bookby Lauren Child 2007 Buy
You Can Be My Friend 2007 Buy
Look After Your Planet 2008 Buy
Charlie And Lola’s Things 2008 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Shapes 2008 Buy
But I AM an Alligator 2008 Buy
I CAN Do Anything That’s Everything All On My Own 2008 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Numbers 2008 Buy
I Really Must Do Scribbling and Sticking Now 2008 Buy
I want to be much more bigger like you 2008 Buy
I Really Wonder What Plant I’m Growing 2008 Buy
I Will Be Especially Very Careful 2008 Buy
I completely KNOW about guinea pigs 2008 Buy
I’m Just Not Keen on Spiders 2008 Buy
I Am Really, Really Concentrating 2008 Buy
My Extremely Smallish Little Library 2008 Buy
I Am Collecting a Collection 2008 Buy
Charlie and Lola’s Clothes 2009 Buy
But Where Completely Are We? 2009 Buy
We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers 2009 Buy
HELP! I Really Mean It! 2009 Buy
You Won’t Like This Present as Much as I Do! 2009 Buy
My Dancing Sticker Stories 2009 Buy
It Is Extremely Important to Do Drawing and Sticking 2009 Buy
I am EXTREMELY absolutely boiling 2009 Buy
I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates 2009 Buy
I Want To Play Music Too 2009 Buy
I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses 2009 Buy
Charlie Is Broken! 2009 Buy
I Am Going to Save a Panda! 2010 Buy
I can’t STOP hiccuping! 2010 Buy
I Am Inventing an Invention 2010 Buy
MY Best, BEST friend 2010 Buy
Slightly Invisible 2010 Buy
I Slightly Want to Go Home 2011 Buy
please may I have SOME of yours? 2011 Buy
We Completely Must Go to London 2011 Buy
I Would Like to Actually Keep It 2011 Buy
But I’ve Used All My Pocket Change 2012 Buy
Sizzles, Where Are You? 2013 Buy
Sizzles is a Star 2013 Buy
Charlie and Lola: My Best, Best Friend 2014 Buy
Absolutely One Thing 2015 Buy
A Dog with Nice Ears: Featuring Charlie and Lola 2018 Buy

Clarice Bean Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Clarice Bean, That’s Me! 1999 Buy
My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean 2000 Buy
Clarice Bean, Guess Who’s Babysitting? 2001 Buy
What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? 2001 Buy
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean 2002 Buy
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble 2004 Buy
Clarice Bean, Don’t Look Now 2006 Buy
Think Like an Elf 2021 Buy
Clarice Bean: Scram! 2022 Buy

Hubert Horatio Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Very Fishy Tale 1970 Buy
Bartle Bobton-Trent 2004 Buy
How to Raise Your Grown-Ups 2004 Buy
The Millionaire Child Genius 2015 Buy

Picture Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
I Want a Pet 1999 Buy
Beware Of The Storybook Wolves 2000 Buy
My Dream Bed 2001 Buy
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? 2002 Buy
That Pesky Rat 2002 Buy
The Princess and the Pea 2005 Buy
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 2008 Buy
Who Wants to Be a Poodle, I Don’t 2009 Buy
Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton 2013 Buy
The New Small Person 2014 Buy
The Goody 2021 Buy

Ruby Redfort Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Hang in There Bozo: The Ruby Redfort Emergency Survival Guide for Some Tricky Predicaments 2013 N/A
Look Into My Eyes 2011 Buy
Take Your Last Breath 2012 Buy
Catch Your Death 2013 Buy
Hang in There Bozo 2013 Buy
Feel the Fear 2014 Buy
Pick Your Poison 2015 Buy
Blink and You Die 2016 Buy

Lauren Child is a British author and illustrator whose work has shaped children’s publishing for over two decades. She studied at City and Guilds of Art School in London, and after several years of rejections, published her first picture book. Her distinctive collage-and-drawing illustration style quickly set her apart, and her debut Charlie and Lola book, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2000.

Child’s best-known creation is the Charlie and Lola series, which follows the everyday adventures of a big brother and his strong-willed little sister. The books were adapted into a popular BBC animated series. She also created Clarice Bean, an imaginative girl who narrates her busy family life, and Ruby Redfort, a thirteen-year-old code-cracking spy. Her Hubert Horatio books follow a child genius who is far more sensible than his parents.

In addition to her series work, Child has written and illustrated a range of standalone picture books, including fairy tale retellings and original stories. She was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2017, and she holds a CBE for services to literature. Her books have been translated into dozens of languages and continue to be popular with young readers around the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Lauren Child written?

Lauren Child has written 102 books across five series.

What was Lauren Child's first book?

Lauren Child’s first book is A Very Fishy Tale, published in 1970.

What is Lauren Child best known for?

Lauren Child is best known for creating the Charlie and Lola picture book series and the Clarice Bean chapter books. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2000 and was the UK Children’s Laureate from 2017 to 2019.

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