Check out these wonderful illustrations by Lauren Child

Published on: 07 June 2017 Author: Robbie Hunt

Lauren Child's funny and fantastic illustrations are a big reason why her books are so loved – just take a look for yourself.

Whether it's the now iconic pictures of Charlie and Lola or the dazzlingly detailed drawings inside Who Wants To Be a Poodle I Don't, Lauren Child's illustrations are simply brilliant. It's just one of the reasons we're so thrilled that she's the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2017-2019.

View our gallery of just some of her drawings below. Do you have a favourite?

Charlie and Lola illustration from I Will Not Ever Eat a Tomato
From Charlie and Lola I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato
From Charlie and Lola A Dog with Nice Ears
From Charlie and Lola A Dog with Nice Ears
From Clarice Bean What Planet Are You From
From Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton Trent
From Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton Trent
From The Princess and the Pea
From The Princess and the Pea
From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't
From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't
From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't
From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't
Illustration from I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato

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From Charlie and Lola I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato

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From Charlie and Lola A Dog with Nice Ears

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From Charlie and Lola A Dog with Nice Ears

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From Clarice Bean What Planet Are You From

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From Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton Trent

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From Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton Trent

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From The Princess and the Pea

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From The Princess and the Pea

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From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't

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From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't

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From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't

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From Who Wants to be a Poodle I Don't

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Waterstones Children's Laureate: Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2024-26.

The role of Children's Laureate is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field. Find out what Frank's been up to.

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