Clarice Bean, That's Me Paperback – Picture Book, February 9, 2010

I had fun reading this to my kids

For some reason, I expected this to be a full length book like Spells Trouble or Don't Look Now, but this is a picture book. However, a true Clarice fan will still love it. My 11 year old has read it twice because it shares the same wit as the longer Clarice Bean stories. The illustrations are wonderful and show some of the characters that don't appear in the other books, which my daugher was thrilled about. Bottom line, she loved it! I have to say if I had known that it was a picture book, I probably would not have ordered it. But I am so glad I did.

We in this house adore this story. this must be a different rendition then the one we used to get from our local library though. Some of the words were different, and we liked it the other way. When we read it we just substitute what we know from before. If there is an older version that we could get I would rather like to know.

Lauren Child's writing and illustrations are always captivating, but this picture book about Clarice Bean is especially delightful. It would make a great introduction to Clarice and her family for those who have not read any of the novels. But for the initiated, it is quite a nice peek into the home life of Clarice, whose parents and siblings are described in the books but never actually truishly seen. Get it. Savor it! Dr. Pat Taylor Ellison

Liked the story was in England

Hated this! This is probably typical behavior in a big family, but we practice patience and acceptance and we love Charlie and Lola. That's how we treat each other. This book shows a little girl complaining about her family, her sister hates her, her brother wears a shirt that says something really mean. Her parents can't wait to get away from their kids. They torture their handicapped grandfather when he's napping. All in all I was horrified at the language and total disrespect for each other. It's all about exclusion and being annoyed by each other. No way am I reading this to my daughter! My mother found the book and started reading it to my daughter. I had to stop her. She thought it wasn't so bad. She said it was close to real life. Well, not in our family. We love being around each other and we respect each other. Maybe one day my daughter will be friends with kids who's family dynamic is similar to this, but until then she won't be exposed to such disregard for family members. I can't find the book to site more examples as I've hidden it. Haahaahaa!

awesome

Kids loved it. In perfect shape.