This title won the bronze award for the Best of British Children's Illustrations. The author's picture book "Quacky Quack Quack" was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize.

Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2001.

A book with bite. -- The Scotsman (October 2000) The subversive humour is hilarious. -- The Children's Bookseller (Sept 2000) Lauren Child's spiky, humourous illustrations add enormous fun and children can't help but laugh out loud - often just thinking about the book! -- Carousel, Issue 17, Spring

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 th Greenaway Medal in 2001 for Clarice Bean That's Me and won the Bronze Smarties Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves.