Charlie and Lola: I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato 25th Birthday Edition
On sale
12th March 2026
Price: £8.99
CILIP Kate Greenaway Children's Book Award, 2001
Celebrate 25 years of the iconic Charlie and Lola with this superly special birthday edition of the bestselling picture book about fussy eating. This modern classic has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Lola will not eat peas. In fact she won’t eat carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage or baked beans. And she will absolutely not ever NEVER eat a tomato. But when Charlie explains that peas are actually green drops from Greenland, and carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter, even Lola is tempted to clear her plate . . . .
A warm and funny picture book that’s perfect for even the fussiest of eaters, from the award-winning creator, Lauren Child.
This special new edition features the original story with behind-the-scenes extras like funny responses to frequently-asked questions, early character sketches and a sneak-peek into the making of the book.
Don’t miss these other original Charlie and Lola picture books:
I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
Slightly Invisible
One Thing
A Dog with Nice Ears
Lola will not eat peas. In fact she won’t eat carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage or baked beans. And she will absolutely not ever NEVER eat a tomato. But when Charlie explains that peas are actually green drops from Greenland, and carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter, even Lola is tempted to clear her plate . . . .
A warm and funny picture book that’s perfect for even the fussiest of eaters, from the award-winning creator, Lauren Child.
This special new edition features the original story with behind-the-scenes extras like funny responses to frequently-asked questions, early character sketches and a sneak-peek into the making of the book.
Don’t miss these other original Charlie and Lola picture books:
I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
Slightly Invisible
One Thing
A Dog with Nice Ears
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Reviews
Brilliant design and a delight to share
A paean to the early resistance years that are toddlerdom
A fun look at fussy eating
A wonderful corrective for picky eaters
Teatime will never be the same again after this glorious book by the Smarties Prize-winning author
So good, it's exhilarating
Only Lauren Child could come up with an idea as successfully wacky as this
One of my favourite books for children...The story is compelling and the pictures enchanting, but the typography is not what you would expect. The letters vary in shape and size, some lines are straight and others meander across the page. Young children love this; those who cannot yet read pick out the letters; those who can, love the variation and delight at being able to cope with it.
Brilliant
[Child] brings an eclecticism and freshness to her work that appeals directly to children
A mischievous wit and cunning simplicity which, although it may have baffled some traditionalists, is still instantly embraced and understood by children
Brilliant design and a delight to share
A brilliantly designed book from cover, typography and illustration to endpapers and will amuse all those fussy eaters out there
A fresh and very funny picture book
Quirky imagination and wry humour make this a wonderful book
Your offspring will be drawn in by the off-the-wall visuals that mix line drawings and patterns with photographs, creating a world that is absolutely grounded in reality yet also wildly imaginative
A fun look at the problem of fussy eating
A superb book to make you laugh out loud
