Beware of the Storybook Wolves" was a Bronze Smarties Award winner as well as being shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award in 2000, which she won in 2001 with "I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato". She was also awarded the Greenaway Medal in 2001 for "Clarice Bean That's Me". Lauren Child has also written "I Want A Pet", "My Uncle is a Hunkle" and "My Dream Bed.

Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2003 and LA Kate Greenaway Medal 2003.

Books are at the mercy of their owners, but careless Herb, who has defaced his fairytale collection with scissors and pencil, finds the traditional characters taking revenge... a more robust tale than last year's Kate Greenaway medal winner. -- TES TEACHER 20020510 Lauren Child returns to the endlessly malleable world of fairy tale characters. Her spiky style and confident handling of the source material creates a book which is more of a literary event than a quiet read. ... fabulous mix of collage, line drawings, photography and wacky typography -- Lindsay Fraser, Glasgow Sunday Herald 20020510 Herb is back and has fallen into a storybook. A thrilling story to scare your socks off, and another sharp look at the fine line between stories and the real world. -- Children's Buyers Guide - Autumn Books 20020510 Very, very funny and definitely not to be missed! -- Bfk 20030101 wonderfully imaginative ... Absorbing and with fantastical, zany pictures -- The Observer 20021201

Lauren Child attended art schools in both Manchester and London. She is now a children's writer and illustrator, an artist's assistant and also works for a design consultancy. Lauren was awarded the Greenaway Medal in 2001 for 'I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato'. She was also shortlisted for the award with 'Beware of the Storybook Wolves', which also won the Bronze Smarties Award.