Clarice Bean, That's Me!
Clarice Bean Picture Books Series
Clarice Bean just wants some peace and quiet, but it's rather hard to come by in her chaotic household. This unconventional picture book paints a hilarious, but ultimately affectionate, portrait of a modern-day family: an annoying younger brother, a boy-crazy older sister, a grumpy adolescent brother, a mother who takes refuge in the bathtub, a father who escapes to his office, and a grandfather who is oblivious to it all.
About the Clarice Bean Picture Books Series
Books in series order
- 1.Clarice Bean, That's Me!(1999)
- 2.My Uncle Is A Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean(2001)
- 3.Clarice Bean, What Planet Are You From?(2001)
- 4.Guess Who's Babysitting?(2001)
Reading age: 6+ years
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 listens to foreign language tapes in a candlelit bathtub, what can you do to get away from it all?
Meet the feisty Clarice Bean and sympathise with her search for just a little peace and quiet amidst a family many of us will recognise only too well. In her 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.
Note: Continue enjoying the adventures of Clarice Bean in the Clarice Bean Chapter Book series for readers 8 years and older.