Utterly Me, Clarice Bean - Couverture rigide

Child, Lauren

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1408324156 ISBN 13 : 9781408324158

Editeur : Orchard Books, 2012

A propos du livre

Extrait :

This is me, Clarice Bean.

I am not an only child, but I sometimes wish I was.

My family is six people, which is sometimes

too many. Not always, just sometimes.

My dad is mostly in an office on the phone, going, "I can't talk now — I'm up to my ears in it."

Mom is always gribbling about pants on the floor and shoes on the sofa. She says, "This house doesn't clean itself, you know.

"Who do you think does everything around here?

"Mr. Nobody?

"I don't get paid to pick up your smelly socks! If I did, I'd be a rich woman." etc. etc. non stop.

I am the third oldest, and I think it would have been a good idea if I was the youngest, too. I am not quite sure why my mom and dad wanted to have more children after me. They don't need another one and it's a shame because he is spoiling it for everyone else. He is called Minal Cricket and he tends to be utterly a nuisance. He is nonstop whining and causing other people to get themselves in trouble.

You might think it would be a relief to come to school, but if you do, then obviously you don't know some of the people in my class. Naming no names, i.e., Grace Grapello, what a showoff.

Sometimes I stare boredly into space, thinking utterly of nothing. This makes Mrs. Wilberton very irritated. I get on her nerves. I know this because she is always telling me I do.

To be honest, Mrs. Wilberton is not my favorite person on the planet of Earth. Unfortunately, I am from Earth and she is my teacher.

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UTTERLY ME, CLARICE BEAN by Lauren Child. Copyright (c) 2003 by Lauren Child. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Revue de presse :

Child's narrative voice is as unique as her illustrative style. Her first novel has charm as well as great insight into modern family life. Child can make you laugh and cry at virtually every page (Big Issue - Scotland 2011-03-28)

Child is known for her typographical razzmatazz and she puts it to excellent use in Clarice's breathless diary (Mad About Books)

A delightful and hilarious read (The Sun 2010-05-19)

The delightfully wacky Clarice Bean is the star of this absorbing story bubbling with exuberance and vitality. The text swirls around on the page to suit the plot (Good Book Guide 2009-03-01)

Original and very funny (Carousel 2002-10-01)

Charmingly illustrated, packaged and utterly appealing to girls aged seven to 10 (Evening Standard 2002-12-16)

Lauren Child's earlier creation - schoolgirl Clarice Bean - is arguably her greatest (Sunday Express 2012-07-15)

Fiesty and free-wheeling, Clarice bean is one of the most sophisticated and genuinely funny picture book characters in recent years...Hilarious and irresistable (Financial Times 2002-09-28)

Clarice Bean is a superstar, in my view her creator is too. (The School Librarian 2002-11-01)

A work of utter brilliance (Worcester Evening News 2002-09-21)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Orchard Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1408324156
• ISBN 13: 9781408324158
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192