Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Publisher: Candlewick Press, March 3, 2005.
Edition: English Language
Book Condition: New
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0763627887 / 9780763627881
"Fans of Child's irrepressible, impulsive picture-book heroine — as well as kids who have not yet had the pleasure of making her acquaintance — will devour her first chapter-book adventure." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's not easy to concentrate at school when mysterious things are happening all around you. In fact, Clarice Bean is starting to feel just like her favorite heroine: Ruby Redfort, schoolgirl detective. Clarice and her utterly best friend, Betty Moody, are planning to ace their book project about Ruby and win the class prize, until Betty disappears into thin air, and horrible teacher Mrs. Wilberton teams Clarice up with the naughtiest boy in school. Will her new partner ruin everything? Will Betty ever come back? And what on earth happened to the silver trophy everyone's hoping to win? Lauren Child brings her trademark wacky wit and eccentric visual energy to a full-length, fast-paced Clarice Bean episode that will charm even the most capricious reader.
Review
—Newsday
A perfect choice for reading aloud or for newly independent chapter-book readers, this will utterly captivate a wide audience.
—Booklist
Fans of Child's irrepressible, impulsive picture-book heroine — as well as kids who have not yet had the pleasure of making her acquaintance — will devour her first chapter-book adventure. . . . Once again, Clarice Bean is utterly a charmer.
—Publishers Weekly
The flibbertigibbet, middle-child star of three picture books, jumps to a longer format without losing her exuberance, short attention span, or stream-of-consciousness narration.
—Kirkus Reviews
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