{"id":256414,"date":"2026-07-13T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/clarice-bean-thats-me-lauren-child\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:46:31","slug":"clarice-bean-thats-me-lauren-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/clarice-bean-thats-me-lauren-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarice Bean Thats Me &#8211; Lauren Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/84966ee5174daa64.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>When he wants to be left alone he goes to work <aT m ; r He has a nice inarbly office. ]Ys wall to wall windows and office equipment. He has a swiveling chair and a desk the size of a bed. ]l\"s full of important business and you can only get to talk to him if Ms. Egglington buzzes you through.<\/p>\n<p>When Dad wants some peace and quiet Ms. Egglington says> g \u00bb \u2666 9 i ^ It ^ ^ 4 M ill ii ^ iK \u00ab fl 1 \u00ab . I&#8217;m afraid he&#8217;s in a ra0sting. (i.e.j buzz off.) Really he&#8221;s eating rocky road ice cream and listening to Frank Sinatra on the stereo. ^ My brother Minal and ] ^ like to jump on him and snip his moustache with Mom&#8217;s scissors Q^^andad spends ^osl oflen as\/ee^ 4^, ^ \/ ^^ving peace and quiet, with a cat on his head, Soineliines Grandad and 1 play cards.<\/p>\n<p>Grandad&#8217;s eyesighi: is on Ihe blink so normally 1 win. He says> Is that a Jack of Hearts? I And ] say, ]V^o, ^fs => Three of Spaces, (jrands.^^. Yesterday he poured a carton^ &#8216; of soup on his cornflakes.^ ^ He saidj I think this milk&#8217;s bad. It looks a bit lumpy. &#8211; ] saich itA pea SOiiP, Qrandad- When Mom wants some peace and quiet she balances on one leg in her bedroom or listens to whales singing in the tub. which means &#8220;&#8221;]\\e had il up to here with t all of you&#8221; in Danish, ffl she&#8217;ll savv\\7\u20ac^^ iT>vs mr. Sometimes 1 say^ Mom do you ever get bo^ed?<\/p>\n<p>and she says, (\\{ duty ^ &#8211; { When ] gel a bee in my bonnet and Mom needs some peace and quiet she says^ This usually does the Irick.^ polaloes the Because ] mighl want lo be an acrobat ] have lo keep nimble and flexible. ] do this by scrunching into the laundry basket.<\/p>\n<p>(That&#8217;s a very important part of acrobatics.) There&#8217;s no peace and quiet in the yard because there&#8217;s this boy who lives next door.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This book was sent to lo&#8217;ts of PUBLISHERS Soma people liked the ijjords SomB people liked the pictures Not many people liked them both together Hardly anyone liked the 0 g g @ A few thought it shouldn&#8217;t be written from a child\u2019s point of view No ona thought it would work as a book the way it was I didn\u2019t uawt to change it I waited for five years I STARTED MAKING LAMPSHADES I MIXED PAINTS for an artist I BECAME A RECEPTIONIST NOTHING happened .<\/p>\n<p>. . F inallyi got a letter It said, I still have it It was one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me Author photograph copyright <D by Polly Borland Design: David Mackintosh olJtr Mj Cousin >(k j brcHb^v; M&#8217;\\na | C\u2019^ickei Ch\u00bbrp Caoat^j) \u25a0t\u00a5&#8221;>A mm\u2019^&#8217; (Yandaci.<\/p>\n<p>\\J^V0\\ \\^ ] know lots of peop]e> most of fhem in my family. Some of them live in our house, and some of them just visit. We are^ raising . \u201e * &#8221; **&#8221; (mostly) li|<e ii. 5bt's Itff htr j^ursi) A\\r. 6\\ilkrt Soineliines 1 think ] need some peace and quiet. (Hard lo find in our house.) This story is for Pat. We met when I was seven and she has been feeding me chocolate brownies ever since. She is also a very good friend. This is me (] don't have a v\/alch so I've drawn one on my arm in fell lip.)<\/p>\n<p>J Jike peace ar } don t gel mucr ] rn always pusy r My room is sma , , 5Quash ever in my room sh]n&#038; aroun \\ likes e,o t)e ^ Somelimes ] say, I hayen\u2019t got tiHle for all yoU^^ noHsCIlSe. And he says. TnwJ \u2022 And ^ Twit and a half. And he says, Tw,t with Canpofs in yo^p And then ] flick his nose with my ruler, MAnd he says, Ooo\/\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>in this really whiny brother way. And Mom says. trs. And ] say. What do you flick Hoses With then?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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