A review by seawoodwrites
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child

4.0

My daughter (6yo, reading age about 10) loved this! And I am charmed by it. I love how much Clarice loves reading about her hero Ruby, and I enjoyed the way Lauren Child explores the complex relationships younger children have with their friends and relatives. There's a lot of Pippi Longstocking-esque fantasy in the figure of Ruby and plenty of down-to-earthness about Clarice, and the two fuse together nicely. I look forward to sharing more in the series.