Lauren Child

Lauren Child

CBE
Child at Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, 2018
Child at Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, 2018
BornHelen Child
(1965-11-29) 29 November 1965 (age 58)
Berkshire, England
OccupationIllustrator, writer
EducationManchester Polytechnic
London Art School (briefly)
Period1999–present
GenreChildren's picture books 10+ Fiction
Notable worksCharlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort
Notable awardsKate Greenaway Medal
2000

Lauren Margot Peachy Child CBE (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965[1]) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans.[2]

Child introduced Charlie and Lola in 2000 with I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato and won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for the year's most "distinguished illustration in a book for children".[3] For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation's favourite.[4] It finished third in the public vote from that shortlist.[5]

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