To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Lauren Child burst on to the children’s books scene in 1999 and has since published many bestselling and award-winning books, including those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice Bean series. 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. It was so good for me, I think I will read it in October every year as a little warm up for the Christmas season and to give myself a boost to keep the Christmas Spirit from evaporating.

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. About this book she says, "My childhood memories of Christmas are all good--even the things that went wrong were good. Haltet zusammen und lasst den Geist der Weihnacht zu und alles wird genauso wie man (Clarice) es sich wünscht. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Before writing and illustrating children's books Child started her own company 'Chandeliers for the People' making lampshades.

She has sold millions of books, won many awards and was the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2017-2019. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort, and Charlie and Lola. She is a UNESCO Artist for Peace and a Trustee of the House of Illustration, and has an MBE for services to literature.

The writing does such a good job of letting us see things from Clarice Bean's perspective, and it really captures her childish voice. In fact, my own family talks about her and her experiences as if she is an actual real life friend of ours.I wish they would just stick to one style instead of mixing different elements that don't really match. Still, there’s a lot to do even to prepare for a Christmas for seven, whether that’s remembering to send off Granny’s parcel to New York, taking singing lessons for the Christmas concert, making fudge or helping Clarice’s friend Karl walk his dogs – and source a perfect wooden spoon. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

I’m happy to report that not only was it entirely suitable I found myself laughing out loud at some of the perfectly painted family moments - and very pleased by the happy ending. 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. It’s a lovely children’s book aimed at I would say 7-13 years old’s, written in a cheerful way, including plenty of gorgeous illustrations.

I was so surprised to find this on the shelf that I instantly snapped it up and didn’t regret it once. Aber dieses Jahr wollen ihre Eltern nur zu siebt feiern, denn, wenn sie schon an die ganze Arbeit denken, wird ihnen ganz anders.

Se me hizo larguísimo y aburrido porque no entendí casi nada pues el audiolibro está grabado en inglés británico y a mí me cuesta mucho entenderlo además de que no me gustó la voz de la narradora. Totally mad and really very funny’ Angels and Urchins --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. With a houseful of 7, one can only imagine how it feels to be a 12-year old girl around such a busy time of year, along with the pressures of school, and all the hopes, dreams, and wishes leading up to that fateful morning. I bought this as a gift - but read it as I wanted to check its suitability ( and make sure there were no Christmas spoilers).This item: Clarice Bean: Think Like an Elf: The utterly joyful and sparkling new Clarice Bean Christmas story from Lauren Child: The utterly joyful and sparkling Clarice Bean Christmas story from Lauren Child.