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Lauren Child

author and illustrator especially known for Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, and My Uncle is a Hunkle
Person Human Q272535

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
November 29, 1965
Place of birth
Marlborough, London[8]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
writer, illustrator, author, porcelain painter, children's writer
Field of work
children's and young adult literature, illustration[11][12]
Position held
Children's Laureate
Educated at
Manchester Metropolitan University, Marlborough College, City and Guilds of London Art School, St John's Marlborough[13][14][15][16]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Kate Greenaway Medal, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Children's Laureate, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[18][19][20][21][22]
Notable work
Charlie and Lola[17]
Official website
www.milkmonitor.com[26]
Nominated for
Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Carnegie Medal, Kate Greenaway Medal, Nestlé Children's Book Prize[30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Iedereen Leest, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[28][29]
Family name
Child[24]
Floruit
1985[27]
Given name
Lauren[25]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[34]
Native language
English[10]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Lauren Child en Lauren Margot Peachy Child en Helen Child cs Lauren Margot Peachy Child cs Helen Child el Λώρεν Τσάιλντ el Λόρεν Τσάιλντ es Lauren Tchild he לורן צ'יילד he צ׳יילד, לורן ja ローレン・チャイルド zh 勞倫·喬爾德 zh 罗伦·乔尔德 zh 蘿倫·查爾德
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000114786794
VIAF cluster ID
100310314
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n98033463
GND ID
124000894
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lauren Child 20191206.jpg ↗
Artnet artist ID
lauren-child
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
99069327
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ChildLauren
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13583528k
British Council writer ID
lauren-child
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CBDB.cz author ID
27848
CONOR.SI ID
20383843
CiNii Research ID
1140563741518653568
DBNL author ID
chil002
Europeana entity
agent/base/88866
FAST ID
1542379
Fantastic Fiction author ID
c/lauren-child
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
42016
ISFDB author ID
132921
IdRef ID
057759510
J9U entity ID
987007311691005171
Jeugdliteratuur ID
lauren-child
KBR person ID
13927612
Keratsini-Drapetsona libraries' catalogue authority ID
87257
Libraries Australia ID
41592554
Libris-URI
mkz26n2559h0l3r
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13117667
NDL Authority ID
00852136
NE.se ID
lauren-child
NL CR AUT ID
xx0024915
NLA Trove people ID
1455058
NLP ID
a0000001939317
NUKAT ID
n2006083264
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200108782
National Library of Latvia ID
000214891
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810606606105606
National Library of Portugal ID
809662
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1784249
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp129044
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
180316141
Open Library ID
OL19111A
OpenMLOL author ID
381144
Perlentaucher ID
lauren-child
RKDartists ID
212947
SBN author ID
ANAV037547
SELIBR ID
311315
SVKKL authority ID
0212328-Child-Lauren-1965
Topic's main category
Category:Lauren Child
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpyqxvgjGVBVk79b6fQbd
Yale LUX ID
person/22543ed0-2c35-4321-8696-a243b197f664

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 6
Carnegie Medal, Kate Greenaway Medal, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize
Award received 4
Kate Greenaway Medal, Children's Laureate, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Nestlé Children's Book Prize
Occupation 3
writer, author, illustrator
Educated at 2
Manchester Metropolitan University, Marlborough College
Place of birth 2
London, Marlborough
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Child
Field of work 1
children's and young adult literature
Given name 1
Lauren
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Nestlé Children's Book Prize
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Summary

Lauren Child was born on November 29, 1965[1], in Marlborough[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], illustrator[4], author[5], porcelain painter[6], and children's writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Lauren Child born?

Lauren Child was born in Marlborough[2].

What did Lauren Child do for work?

Lauren Child worked as a writer[3], illustrator[4], author[5], porcelain painter[6], and children's writer[7].

Where did Lauren Child go to school?

Lauren Child was educated at Manchester Metropolitan University[13], Marlborough College[14], City and Guilds of London Art School[15], and St John's Marlborough[16].

What awards did Lauren Child receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[18], Kate Greenaway Medal[19], Nestlé Children's Book Prize[20], and Children's Laureate[21].

Related Entities

London Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . carnegiegreenaway.org.uk. carnegiegreenaway.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Oronsay · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Member of the Order of the British Empire, Kate Greenaway Medal, Nestlé Children's Book Prize +2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41494: FRSL 2026"
  2. 18w ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Children's Laureate
    SVKKL authority ID → 0212328-Child-Lauren-1965
    "Created claim: Position held: Children's Laureate"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0212328-Child-Lauren-1965
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0212328-Child-Lauren-1965, batch #259494"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Marlborough, London
    Educated at → Manchester Metropolitan University, Marlborough College, City and Guilds of London Art School +1
    Maintained by WikiProject → Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
    Notable work → Charlie and Lola
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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