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Lauren Child Books in Order

Lauren Child has written 100 books, published between 1999 and 2022. The first book is Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999) and the newest is Clarice Bean: Scram! (2022). Publication order is the reading order below. 70 of the 100 books listed here are in the Charlie & Lola series, which has its own page: Charlie & Lola books in order.

Books
100
Published
1999–2022
Pages on record
4,451 in 49 of 100 books
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Photo of Lauren Child, author

Lauren Child is an English children's author and illustrator, born 29 November 1965. Child created Charlie and Lola, introduced in 2000, and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for the illustration in that book; a later anniversary panel named it one of the ten best winners of the Medal's first fifty years. Her other series are Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort and Hubert Horatio. The catalogue holds 100 titles published between 1999 and 2022, most of them picture books at a median of 32 pages.

How many Lauren Child books are there?

Lauren Child has 100 books, released between 1999 and 2022. They include 4 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Lauren Child Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 100 Lauren Child books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Clarice Bean, That's Me! by Lauren Child, book 1 of the Clarice Bean series (1999)
  2. Cover of I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child, book 1 of the Charlie & Lola series (2000)
  3. Cover of Beware Of The Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child (2000)
  4. Cover of My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, book 2 of the Clarice Bean series (2000)
  5. Cover of Charlie and Lola's Actions by Lauren Child, book 3 of the Charlie & Lola series (2000)
  6. Cover of Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? by Lauren Child, book 3 of the Clarice Bean series (2001)
  7. Cover of My Dream Bed by Lauren Child (2001)
  8. Cover of I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed by Lauren Child, book 4 of the Charlie & Lola series (2001)
  9. Cover of What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child, book 4 of the Clarice Bean series (2001)
  10. Cover of Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child (2002)
  11. Cover of That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child (2002)
  12. Cover of Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, book 5 of the Clarice Bean series (2002)
  13. Cover of I Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child, book 5 of the Charlie & Lola series (2003)
  14. Cover of Bartle Bobton-Trent by Lauren Child, book 2 of the Hubert Horatio series (2004)
  15. Cover of How to Raise Your Grown-Ups by Lauren Child, book 3 of the Hubert Horatio series (2004)
  16. Cover of Clarice Bean Spells Trouble by Lauren Child, book 6 of the Clarice Bean series (2004)
  17. Cover of We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog by Lauren Child, book 6 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  18. Cover of But Excuse Me That Is My Book by Lauren Child, book 7 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  19. Cover of I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won by Lauren Child, book 8 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  20. Cover of Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now by Lauren Child, book 7 of the Clarice Bean series (2006)
  21. Cover of My School Play Sticker Stories by Lauren Child, book 9 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  22. Cover of I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing by Lauren Child, book 10 of the Charlie & Lola series
  23. Cover of I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring by Lauren Child, book 11 of the Charlie & Lola series
  24. Cover of My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out by Lauren Child, book 12 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  1. 1
    Clarice Bean, That's Me!Clarice Bean #11999 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199932
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  2. 2
    I Want a Pet1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    I Will Never Not Ever Eat a TomatoCharlie & Lola #12000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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  4. 4
    Beware Of The Storybook Wolves2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice BeanClarice Bean #22000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    My Very Busy Sticker BookCharlie & Lola #22000 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200016
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  7. 7
    Charlie and Lola's ActionsCharlie & Lola #32000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting?Clarice Bean #32001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  9. 9
    My Dream Bed2001 · 17 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200117
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  10. 10
    I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to BedCharlie & Lola #42001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
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  11. 11
    What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean?Clarice Bean #42001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
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  12. 12
    Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  13. 13
    That Pesky Rat2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  14. 14
    Utterly Me, Clarice BeanClarice Bean #52002 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002190
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    I Am Too Absolutely Small for SchoolCharlie & Lola #52003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200332
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Bartle Bobton-TrentHubert Horatio #22004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    How to Raise Your Grown-UpsHubert Horatio #32004 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004208
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  18. 18
    Clarice Bean Spells TroubleClarice Bean #62004 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004189
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Princess and the Pea2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  20. 20
    We Honestly Can Look After Your DogCharlie & Lola #62005 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200532
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    But Excuse Me That Is My BookCharlie & Lola #72005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    I've Won, No I've Won, No I've WonCharlie & Lola #82005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Clarice Bean, Don't Look NowClarice Bean #72006 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006257
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    My School Play Sticker StoriesCharlie & Lola #92006 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200616
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or DrawingCharlie & Lola #102006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200624
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  26. 26
    I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and ColoringCharlie & Lola #112006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200624
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  27. 27
    My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall OutCharlie & Lola #122006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Snow Is My Favorite and My BestCharlie & Lola #132006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Whoops! But It Wasn't MeCharlie & Lola #142006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Boo! Made You Jump!Charlie & Lola #152007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Lauren Child series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Lauren Child books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Hubert Horatio in order

3 books
  1. 2. Bartle Bobton-Trent
  2. 3. How to Raise Your Grown-Ups
  3. 4. The Millionaire Child Genius

Standalone books

11 books

11 Lauren Child titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lauren Child books in order?

You only need to read Lauren Child books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Lauren Child

Start with the first book of the Lauren Child series you want to read: Ruby Redfort starts with Look Into My Eyes (2011), Clarice Bean starts with Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999) and Charlie & Lola starts with I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (2000). The earliest catalogued title overall is Clarice Bean, That's Me! (1999).

What is the newest Lauren Child book?

Clarice Bean: Scram! (2022) is the newest Lauren Child book released so far.

Is there a new Lauren Child book coming?

No next Lauren Child book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Lauren Child has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 6 nominations for Lauren Child. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Children's Laureate2017Won
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2002Wonfor That Pesky Rat
  • Kate Greenaway Medal2000Won
  • Carnegie Medal2002Shortlisted
  • Kate Greenaway Medal2002Shortlistedfor That Pesky Rat
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2002Shortlistedfor That Pesky Rat
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2001Shortlisted
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize2000Shortlisted
  • Nestlé Children's Book Prize1999Shortlisted

Lauren Child at a glance

Paused
No new Lauren Child title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Lauren Child books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,451 pages across the 49 of 100 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lauren Child books, 70 of 100, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lauren Child books are about

78 of the 100 Lauren Child books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 50 of 78. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.