SCRAM! CLARICE BEAN

The extraordinary, effervescent Clarice Bean is back with her trademark heart and humour in this beautifully illustrated story by former Children's Laureate Lauren Child, a delightful summer read for the whole family. 'Nothing ever happens except for sometimes. And only on rare-ish occasions, which is hardly ever. I mainly always find something to do even if there is nothing going on, which might be cutting up things and turning them into something else.' But one day in the holidays that began as a nothing day everything happened. Absolutely nearly everything. The unforgettable Clarice Bean finds herself escaping the danger of boredom when she meets an actual real-life DOG who will not scram! From one of the most distinctive comic voices of children's literature, with dancing text and elegant, light-hearted illustrations, some line art, much in colour. Ages 7-11 years, 176pp.