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Age 8-12

Lauren Child, the award-winning, bestselling creator of Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean talks to the festival’s consultant director of the young people’s programme Nicolette Jones about her books, including her new adventure series, Ruby Redfort, which stars a code-cracking, death-defying, gadget-loving genius.  The third book in the series is called Catch Your Death.

Child’s books have sold millions and been translated into dozens of languages. She has won many prizes including the Smarties Prize four times, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Red House Children’s Book Award.