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Advantages: Good selection of activities, not too long for children to read.
Disadvantages: Stickers can make a mess, jigsaw pieces break easily.

I got this book for my 6 Year old, as she is a big fan of the TV show of Charlie & Lola. They were doing a special Christmas offer through my Book club, so I saved some money. *CONTENTS* This Book contains: - Two snowy scenes, 1 is over two pages, the other just 1 page. Complete with stickers. The stickers can be removed to change the scenes over and over again. - Dressing up game, which includes four jigsaw puzzles and a spinning wheel (A bit ...
...just play with the jigsaws by themselves. Jigsaws are the Characters of the show (Includes Charlie, Lola, Marv and Lotta) - Snowflake stencils to make your own glittery snowflakes. 1 Tube of Silver Glitter is included, but no glue. There are six stencils, 1 big, 1 medium and 4 small. There are only 2 different snowflake designs though. - Story book entitled "Snow is my favourite and my best". The story is told over 30 pages, so is not too long ... Read review

Advantages: Shows children that school can be fun
Disadvantages: none

...Her award winning book, I will not ever never eat a tomato captured the hearts of many a child, including my son and this spurred him on to looking for other books in the series. ***The Story*** This story is about Charlie and Lola. As with all these stories the introduction is the same with Charlie telling the story. "I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny." This book then tells the story of how Lola is not sure whether ...
...up to one hundred. I already know up to ten and that is plenty. I have ten fingers. And also I have ten toes. And I never eat more than ten biscuits in one go. Ten is enough.'" Charlie then goes on to say, "'But Lola, what if eleven eager elephants all wanted a treat. How would you count up how many treats that would be?' 'Well,' says Lola. 'I am not quite sure.'" This format is carried right through the book with Charlie showing her examples ... Read review

Advantages: Great story in the style of Charlie & Lola
Disadvantages: none

...pet. ‘Please Mum, can I have a pet?’ Mum says, ‘Well – perhaps something with not too much fur.’ Dad says, ‘Maybe something that lives outside.’ Granny says, ‘Nothing with a buzz.’ It interferes with her hearing aid. Grandad says, ‘Stuffed pets are very reliable.’ The pet shop lady says, ‘Goldfish can be fun.’” Each adult then asks the little girl what type of pet she would like but each time she suggests something, one of the other adults ...
...family suffered because of it. I can just imagine though, some children getting ideas for all sorts of pets after reading this book and what their parents’ excuses might be. What I love about Lauren Child’s books is that they are always about using your imagination, something that is so important for children. It fuels their thoughts and makes them think about the consequences of actions in a funny way. This story is both funny and shows that careful ... Read review

Advantages: fun story and pictures
Disadvantages: none!

...do not ever NEVER want my wobbly tooth to fall out. I need it!' Charlie and his friend Marv try to explain what it is like to have a tooth fall out and the fact that the baby teeth need to go to make way for the grown up ones. Marv says it's like mooses getting new antlers. Lola is not happy about this likeness at all and states very firmly - 'But I am not a moose!' However, Lola's attitude about wanting to keep her wobbly tooth for ever starts ...
...always bring a smile to my face, particularly as I can almost hear my daughter saying the same sorts of words. I really think that Lauren Child has an ear for the way children speak and she replicates this so well. There are also many things that you start to recognise once you have read a few Charlie and Lola books. These include the wonderful illustrations on every page - sometimes hand drawn pictures mixed with occasional photos. A lot of the ... Read review

Advantages: Ingenious slant on the favourite fairy stories
Disadvantages: none

***Background*** Most parents will be aware of Lauren Child these days, or at the least the characters, Charlie and Lola, that she has made household names with our children. She has also written and illustrated many other storybooks too and this is one of those. ***The Story*** The story begins with a little boy called Herb, being read a bedtime story by his mother. "Sometimes it was about a big wolf who terrified little girls and their grandmothers ...
...You could tell from the picture that toothpaste had never been on his shopping list." This is Herb's favourite story and he loves the picture on the back of the book with a wolf that has an eye patch. Herb insists that his mother take the book downstairs every night because he is scared of the storybook wolves but one night she forgets and the story continues with the appearance of the storybook wolves turning up in Herb's bedroom. This is very ... Read review