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Lauren Child

ローレン・チャイルド

Rōren Chairudo

Aliases: Helen Child

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1965-11-29 （Berkshire）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Berkshire, England → Marlborough, Wiltshire

Career

Occupations
children's author, illustrator
Active Years
1999-
Affiliations
Big Fish
Influenced By
E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, Ludwig Bemelmans

Education

Manchester Polytechnic
Art / Art Department
Country: United Kingdom
Attended briefly
City and Guilds of London Art School
Art / Art Department
Country: United Kingdom
Attended briefly
Marlborough College
Period: 16歳から
Country: United Kingdom
St John's School
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Kate Greenaway Medal
2000
Work: I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato
Category: children's illustration
Organization: CILIP
Result: winner
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
2002
Work: That Pesky Rat
Category: 6-8 years
Organization: Nestlé
Result: gold
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2021
Organization: British Monarchy
Result: CBE

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato

2000 Picture book

Charlie tries to get his sister Lola to eat vegetables, pretending they are other foods.

familyimaginationfood
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Charlie and Lola (2005)

Clarice Bean, That's Me

1999 Picture book

Introduction to Clarice Bean and her family.

familyschool life

Ruby Redfort: Look into My Eyes

2011 Children's novel

Thirteen-year-old Ruby Redfort solves mysteries as a secret agent.

spycode-breakingadventure

Bibliography

  • Clarice Bean, That's Me
  • I Want a Pet!
  • Beware of the Storybook Wolves
  • I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato
  • My Uncle is a Hunkle Says Clarice Bean
  • I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
  • That Pesky Rat

Adaptations

  • Charlie and Lola TV series

Translations of Works

  • Pippi Longstocking (illustration)
  • Anne of Green Gables series (illustration)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
collagemixed media with magazine cuttings, fabrics, photographywatercolours
Recurring Motifs
family dynamicsimaginative childrenhumour in everyday life

Legacy

Prominent English children's author and illustrator known for innovative collage style. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. UK Children's Laureate 2017-2019.

In Popular Culture

  • Charlie and Lola adapted into a BAFTA-winning TV series on CBeebies.

Trivia

  • Born Helen Child, changed her first name to Lauren as a child.
  • Raised in Marlborough, Wiltshire, where her father headed the art department at Marlborough College.
  • Started her own company making lampshades called Chandeliers for the People.