The brilliantly original first novel from Children's Laureate Lauren Child - starring the fabulously feisty Clarice Bean! Read by Claire Skinner, star of the BBC's 'Outnumbered'.

Clarice Bean loves reading the adventures of Ruby Redfort, ace girl detective and secret undercover agent. Ruby is always going on exciting missions. Whilst all Clarice gets to do is go to the local shop on her own . . .

But when Clarice and her best friend, Betty Moody, decide to do their school project on the Ruby Redfort books, they suddenly start finding mysteries everywhere. Like why are all the coats on the wrong hooks at school? Where has Grandad disappeared to? And just what is going on in the garden shed?

'A real treat . . . has you laughing out loud' - Independent