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Charlie and Lola: I Am Too Absolutely Small For School

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6th August 2015

Price: £7.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781846168857

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A classic Charlie and Lola picture book about starting school worries, from Children’s Laureate Lauren Child.

Charlie’s little sister Lola is nearly big enough to go to school. But Lola is not so sure…

Lola says, “I am absolutely not BIG. I am still really quite small. I probably do not have time to go to school. I am too extremely busy doing important things at home.”

This classic first-day-at-school tale addresses children’s fears with warmth, humour, and a lot of fun.

As seen on CBeebies!

‘No first-timer should start school without this book’ – The Sunday Times

Reviews

The Sun
An imaginative and beautiful tale... Excellent
The Independent
Child is the Tracey Emin of illustration for young children: provocative, fearless, funny, but full of spirit and warmth.
The Times
Perfect for any reluctant school-starter...the wit, warmth, cleverness and elegant use of collage make this a delight
Independent
Lauren Child is so good it's exhilarating
Daily Mail
With the author's trademark collages, funky, curly writing and soaring leaps of imagination, this book is set to become a modern classic
Sunday Telegraph
A unique talent
Angels & Urchins
Go straight out and beg, borrow or steal a copy of Lauren Child's latest book
Mumsnet
The perfect preparation for reception as it covers many of the normal fears about starting school
Carousel
Fresh, provocative and sharp-witted
Books for Keeps
Child gives a simple story about starting school extra layers of complexity and humour
The Sun
An imaginative and beautiful tale... Excellent
The Sun
An imaginative and beautiful tale... Excellent.
The Sunday Times
No first-timer should start school without this book
Child Care
Exciting, funny and memorable
Independent
Lauren Child is so good it's exhilarating
Guardian
Lauren Child is a star
School Library Journal
This is a winner either as a read-aloud or for independent perusal
Guardian
Lauren Child is a star
Sunday Telegraph
A unique talent
Books for Keeps
Child gives a simple story about starting school extra layers of complexity and humour
Teesside Evening Telegraph
Deals sympathetically with children's fears surrounding the first day of school
The Sunday Times
No first-timer should start school without this book
The Independent
Lauren Child is a must for any child...feels fresh and instantly consoling
Child Care
An exciting, funny and memorable read for both carers and children.
Scottish Sunday Mail
Perfect preparation for school - not preachy or scary, just charming
The Sun
An imaginative and beautiful tale
Books for Keeps
Child gives a simple story about starting school extra layers of complexity and humour.
Child Care
Exciting, funny and memorable
The Independent
Child is the Tracey Emin of illustration for young children: provocative, fearless, funny but full of spirit and warmth
Children's Bookseller
Done with all Child's usual wit and idiosyncratic style
Child Care
An exciting, funny and memorable read for both carers and children
Scholastic
An exceptional starting school book full of diversity in print, presentation and illustration
The Independent
A must for any child...she writes about the trials of childhood with a clairvoyant eye