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Zusatztext "Bright and brassy! this youngster will win over readers in a split second and leave them hoping for more of her trials and tribulations." — Publishers Weekly - Starred review From the Trade Paperback edition. Informationen zum Autor Lauren Child attended art school and did "lots of other things" before writing CLARICE BEAN! THAT´S ME. She designed ceramics for children! worked as an artist´s assistant! and created lampshades for her own company. About the inspiration for this book—her first for Candlewick Press—she says! "I grew up with an older sister who read a lot and a younger sister who I had to share a room with whenever we had visitors (which was a lot! and my sister was very untidy! and guess who had to clean up the mess.)" Klappentext A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family! and her search for a little peace and quiet. Color illustrations throughout. Zusammenfassung Lauren Child evokes the (mostly) joyful chaos of family life—through the eyes of an observant young narrator. I know lots of people! most of them in my family. Some of them live in our house! and some of them just visit. We are always raising a ruckus! but that´s the way we (mostly) like it. When your annoying little brother shares your room! your older brother is in the tunnel of adolescence! your dad hides in his office eating rocky road ice cream and swaying to Frank Sinatra! and your mother listen to foreign language tapes in a candlelit bathtub! what can you do to get away from it all? Meet the feisty Clarice Bean and sympathize with her search for just a little peace and quiet amidst a family many of us will recognize only too well. In a brilliant picture book debut! Lauren Child´s witty text and jazzy illustrations capture the wonderful wacky chaos of a large extended family from the hilarious vantage point of one of its youngest members. ...
