Utterly Me, Clarice Bean Book

Periodically I get coerced by the smaller people into reading their current favourite book. It happened again. I've been holding this book for six months and my younger sister finally wanted it back, so I had to read it this week. I still left it the last minute. We're meeting them tomorrow.

I have to say though, I can see why the girls love this series. It's well written, funny and full of clever little asides about family and school and relationships. Personally, I found the Ruby Redfort interludes like a less realistic Alex Rider, but I'm not nine years old. The writing made me smile several times and actively giggle once so I would imagine the girls would be in fits of giggles.

A really well written children's book with fun and zany illustrations. Probably suitable for the 6+ age range, depending on reading age. I would imagine it would be more entertaining for the primary school age range, but it largely kept this thirty year olds attention which says something.