Ruby Redfort Credit: Candlewick Press
—Professor Morag Styles - Ruby Redfort is a genius code-breaker, super-smart, ice-cool and gadget-laden. She's an intrepid detective and special agent. She is also 13 years old and the latest engaging character to spring from the imagination of Lauren Child, arguably one of Britain's best-loved children's authors. Lauren will be talking about her writing and illustration on 27 October at this year's Festival of Ideas in Cambridge, coinciding with the recent release of her latest Ruby Redfort adventure Take Your Last Breath , sequel to Look Into My Eyes . Joining her in conversation will be Morag Styles, Professor of Children's Poetry at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education. Described as being able to "put imagination and fun back into the real worlds of childhood", Lauren often writes about chaotic modern family life. All the challenges and uncertainties of childhood - starting school, homework, harassed parents, fussy eating, nightmares and falling out with siblings - take on a uniquely hilarious and quirky shape when seen through the eyes of her enchanting characters.
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