Utterly Me, Clarice Bean -- Lauren Child

I utterly adore Lauren Child.  I utterly adore Clarice Bean.  Not a whole lot more needs to be said.

If you like Lauren Child's picture books, it's pretty safe to assume that you'll also like her heavily illustrated chapter books.  They're a joy:

This is me, Clarice Bean.

I am not an only child, but I sometimes wish I was.

My family is six people, which is sometimes too many.

Not always, just sometimes.

Fans of Judy Moody will approve.  (While I'm not usually picky Re: Hardbacks vs. Paper, I do like the hardback edition of this book -- it even has a pink ribbon placeholder!  Also, while I'm not personally into audiobooks, this one would be a really fun read-aloud.  Oh.  And.  You might not believe me due to the amazing girliness of the cover, but the book itself isn't girly.)