Clarice Bean, Smile

Written & illustrated by Lauren Child

Part of the Clarice Bean series

Clarice juggles a school project, family chaos, and saving the planet. Can daydreams lead to solutions?

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288 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Clarice Bean faces a looming school project deadline while grappling with big questions about the planet's future. As she navigates family challenges, including a forgetful granddad and a stressed-out dad, Clarice wonders if her daydreams might hold the key to making a difference. Can she find inspiration in her imagination to tackle both her assignment and the world's problems? Dive into Clarice's quirky world where creativity meets responsibility, and discover how even the smallest actions can spark change.

From the publisher

With her school project overdue, the irrepressible Clarice ponders big themes, like the delicate balance of life on Earth, the nature of happiness, and how even the smallest person can make a difference. Clarice Bean is thinking about all the endangered things: the BIG creatures, the LITTLE creatures, the plants and the trees. If only she can stop daydreaming, she might come up with a subject for her big school assignment–or is daydreaming part of the creative process? Meanwhile, it’s not just the planet that needs help; there’s her whole family too–like a forgetful granddad who keeps falling and a dad who is literally getting sick from a stressful office merger (whatever that may be). Welcome back to the beloved world of Clarice Bean, whose books have sold more than six million copies worldwide and garnered huge critical acclaim. As always, Lauren Child brings her signature quirky humor and enchanting black-and-white illustrations to this smile-inducing story about honoring your unique gifts–and using them to make things better.

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