Product Description

Today Lola wants to do everything all on her own, but things aren’t as easy as she thought they’d be. In the park, when Charlie and his friend Marv explain to Lola that a seesaw won’t “see” or “saw” with only one person on it, Lola reluctantly lets them sit on the other end. When Lola soars into the sky, it launches her into an elaborate high-seas fantasy where she saves Marv and Charlie from ever-soevil pirates. All on her own!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56299 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 24 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780448447926
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Lauren Child lives in London, England.

Customer Reviews

NO
I am a big fan of Charlie and Lola and have the whole collection for my three year old daughter. This book is NOT like the old ones (Excuse me that is my book, Snow is my favorite and my best, I'm not sleepy etc..) The story is a bad, very short version of the TV series and the design that used to be fantastic and creative is limited to text on a block at the side of the image. The price is great, but it's not worth it. (The same goes for "You can be my friend" and "I'm an alligator "
Its a pity because they were unique in their stories and illustrations.

For the Small and very Funny...
I don't know if my son loves Charlie and Lola more than I do, we watch the show on Disney together and he can act out every motion and mimic every giggle. For the most part I think he thinks he's Lola, he is small and very funny... so... I bought the books to help sway him into reading more with me. My son is just 3 and has been diagnosed with autism, so his focus is a challenge, But when we sit down with Charlie and Lola, he immediately taregts in, he knows the books before we even open the covers. We love Charlie and Lola, it's artistry is delightful, the stories are relatable to children, in a very identifiable way, and the kids actually seem like kids, and not like adult versions on children. And I think there could be worse things in life for a child to grow up with British manners. So polite. My son learned "please" and "Thank you" from Charlie and Lola. If I could reccommend these books higher I would.

Really shows Lola's imagination
This sweet bedtime story celebrates imagination and independence.

Brother Charlie is admirably patient with little bitty sister Lola as she insists on doing "anything that's everything all on my own." Naturally this results in problems -- with a computer, a coat buttoned wrong and pink milk on the counter instead of in the cup.

Another consequence, however, is that the little girl's imagination is allowed to soar. When Lola rides the see-saw by herself she never leaves the ground, which lets her notice "lots of interesting things very close and near." The illustration shows a parade of ants -- literally a parade, with the ants dressed like a Mexican mariachi band. When Lola lets her brother and his friend Marv get on the see-saw and lift her into the air, she becomes Captain Lola, and rescues them from imaginary pirates.

Like all the Charlie and Lola stories, the dialogue seems lifted from the mouths of real kids. "I saved you and Marv." Lola tells Charlie, "from the ever so mean pirates!"

Another great book about imagination is the classic Where the Wild Things Are.