New Children's Laureate announced!

June 12th 2017

Lauren Child has been announced as the new Children's Laureate, taking over the reins from 2015-2017 Laureate Chris Riddell. Lauren is the 10th Children's Laureate, and author and illustrator of the popular series Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean. The new Laureate was unveiled on 7th June at City Hall in Hull, where she said: “I want to inspire children to believe in their own creative potential, to make their own stories and drawings and ignite in them the delight of reading for pleasure. In an increasingly fast paced world, children need the freedom to dream and imagine; to enjoy reading, drawing and telling their own stories without value judgement or restraint”. A hearty congratulations to Lauren, and a huge thank you to Chris Riddell for his tireless work promoting libraries and literacy through his incredible doodles and passion.