Being noticed was all the Shrimptons lived for. All except, that is, for Maude . . . Edward Gorey meet Vogue! This cautionary tale by best-selling author Lauren Child is brought to life with stunning paintings by the very talented Trisha Krauss.

Author Biography

Lauren Child is one of today's most talented and innovative children's writer/illustrators. Winner of the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Kate Greenaway Medal, she is best known for creating the characters Clarice Bean and the BAFTA-award-winning Charlie and Lola . She is co-creator of The Princess and the Pea and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Trisha Krauss lives and works as an illustrator in London. She spent 16 years working in New York City before moving to London. While In New York she did a considerable amount of work for magazines and advertising agencies. Her work has been featured for many years in American Illustration and she has exhibited her work in New York and in Rome.