Awards and Honours
Child was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
She has won two major British children's book awards.
- 2000, I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato, Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration
- 2002, That Pesky Rat (Orchard Books), Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, category 6–8 years
Furthermore, both What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? (2001) and That Pesky Rat won the Smarties Prize "Kids' Club Network Special Award".
Her work as author or illustrator has been recognised many other times.
- 1999, Clarice Bean, That's Me, bronze runner up for the Smarties Prize (6–8 years)
- 1999, Clarice Bean, That's Me, highly commended for the Greenaway Medal
- 2000, Beware of the Storybook Wolves, bronze runner up for the Smarties Prize (6–8 years)
- 2000, Beware of the Storybook Wolves, Greenaway shortlist
- 2001, What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean?, bronze runner up for the Smarties Prize (6–8 years)
- 2002, That Pesky Rat, Greenaway shortlist and commended for the Medal
- 2002, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?, Greenaway shortlist
- 2005, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble made the British Children's Book of the Year shortlist
- 2005, Clarice Bean Spells Trouble made the Red House Children's Book Award shortlist
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