Clarice Bean, Utterly Me

By: Lauren Child

Narrated by: Claire Skinner

The brilliantly original first novel from Children's Laureate Lauren Child - starring Clarice Bean!

Clarice Bean loves reading the adventures of Ruby Redfort, ace girl detective and secret undercover agent. Ruby is always going on exciting missions. Whilst all Clarice gets to do is go to the local shop on her own . . .

But when Clarice and her best friend, Betty Moody, decide to do their school project on the Ruby Redfort books, they suddenly start finding mysteries everywhere. Like why are all the coats on the wrong hooks at school? Where has Grandad disappeared to? And just what is going on in the garden shed?

Read by Claire Skinner, star of BBC series 'Outnumbered'.

'A real treat . . . has you laughing out loud' - Independent

(P) Orchard Books 2013©2002 Lauren Child

Critic reviews

A lively illustrated read

The delightfully wacky Clarice Bean is the star of this absorbing story bubbling with exuberance and vitality.

Child can make you laugh and cry at virtually every page.

Essential reading for all savvy girls... great fun.

A real treat... has you laughing out loud.

☆☆☆☆☆

I love this book ,the narrator is amazing & it's SO well written. Also,it's very realistic.☆☆☆☆☆♡

Brilliant!

Would you consider the audio edition of Clarice Bean, Utterly Me to be better than the print version?

It must be! The voices and reading are wonderfully entertaining.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Clarice of course.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I wouldn't make a film of the book. I'd just listen to this book again.

Any additional comments?

A perfect family listen. We have loved this and listened multiple times on car journeys. It looks "girlish" but our son has loved it when he was 6, 7 and now 8.
Very funny.