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📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Lauren Child books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Lauren Child created Charlie and Lola and the girl detective Clarice Bean, with collage-style art and playful type. She was UK Children’s Laureate from 2017 to 2019.
New to Lauren Child? Start with I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato.
Lauren Child’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Lauren Child created Charlie and Lola and the girl detective Clarice Bean, with collage-style art and playful type. She was UK Children’s Laureate from 2017 to 2019.
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato is a great place to start; other favourites include Clarice Bean, That’s Me, Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort: Look into My Eyes.
Lauren Child’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · grades 3–5 (ages 8–11).
Lauren Child’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Lauren Child ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.