Lauren Child
Author and illustrator especially known for Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, and My Uncle is a Hunkle · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1965 · age 60
Lauren Margot Peachy Child is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans.
Lauren Child is read about 61 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2017Children's LaureateAward2002Nestlé Children's Book PrizeAward2000Kate Greenaway MedalAward1965Born29 November 1965
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United Kingdom
Category
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Type
Writer / Author
Status
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Dates
Born 1965 · age 60
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The same award as Lauren
Anthony BrowneBoth received Kate Greenaway Medal
Philip RidleyBoth received Nestlé Children's Book Prize
John AgardBoth received Nestlé Children's Book PrizePat HutchinsBoth received Kate Greenaway Medal
Jon KlassenBoth received Kate Greenaway MedalJill Paton WalshBoth received Nestlé Children's Book Prize