New Releases by Lauren Child

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!

Lola has a favorite alligator costume that she wants to wear absolutely everywhere. Charlie tells her she can''t wear it ALL the time, but Lola argues that she can. Much to Charlie''s embarrassment, Lola wears her alligator costume to the supermarket and the park. She even plans to wear it for her school talk called "All about Me!" Can Charlie stop Lola from making a fool of herself in front of the whole school?

Pippi is the only girl in the world who can do exactly what she likes. She is nine years old and lives in a cottage with a horse and a monkey. Her friends Tommy and Annika have to go to school and go to bed when they''re told, but they still have time to join Pippi on all her great adventures.

It’s so very easy for Charlie to scare his little sister, Lola . . . but just once, Lola wants to make Charlie jump. Lola tries absolutely everything she can think of, including practical jokes, dressing up like a creepy ghost, and telling a really scary story. But no matter what she does, nothing seems to work! Will Lola ever make Charlie jump?

What, Lola bored? Lola is usually very busy?and very funny!?but today she?s really not feeling well! Charlie does everything he can to help, bringing Lola cookies and pink milk and even a bunch of flowers. But the flowers make Lola sneeze and the pink milk tastes green! Even worse, Charlie has promised his friend Marv that he will play in a soccer game, and now Charlie has to leave! Oh, no! How will Lola ever get better without her big brother around?

"The Ruby Redfort Survival Handbook" is full of useful information for getting out of tricky situations, but will it help Clarice Bean resolve her list of "worst worries"?

Lola can''t wait for it to snow. "Snow is my favourite and my best," she says. It snows all through the night and in the morning everything is extremely, completely white! Charlie and Lola play in the snowy park with their friends - they make snow angels, go sledding and Lola even makes a snow dog - just like Sizzles! But by the very next day all the snow has completely disappeared. Lola wishes it would snow every day, but Charlie compares snow to birthdays - they wouldn''t be special if they happened every day. He takes Lola on an imaginary adventure to see penguins and polar bears living in their snowy homes and soon Lola realises that it would be absolutely too cold to swim or wear her stripy party dress if it snowed all the time. Another winning story that perfectly captures a child''s anticipation of the first snow of winter.

Charlie has this little sister, Lola. Lola has been playing with Charlie’s very special rocket. Charlie says, “Did you break my rocket?” Lola says, “You absolutely told me to not ever never touch it… ever.”

Lola and her best friend, Lotta, just love dogs, and when they get the chance to watch an adorable sausage pup named Sizzles, they are thrilled! Everything goes well until they lose hold of the leash . . . and Sizzles runs off. Will they find him before his owner returns, or be banned from dog-sitting forever?

At first, Lola does not want her wobbly tooth to ever fall out, but when she learns about the tooth fairy, she wiggles and wobbles her tooth until out it pops! Finally it is time to go to bed—but the tooth has disappeared! Now how will Lola convince the tooth fairy that she really did lose her tooth? Big brother Charlie has just the answer—if Lola has dreams so lovely that she smiles while she sleeps, the tooth fairy will be able to see for herself!

The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness and a peculiarly hard pea.

Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they’re quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood and laugh-out-loud funny, Charlie and Lola chronicles the day-to-day moments and interactions in the life of two extremely endearing siblings. In this new tale, Lola has become obsessed with Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies, the best book in the whole world. It’s funny, it has pictures, and it is "very great and extremely very interesting." It’s the only book she wants to take out of the library.What will she do when she discovers that somebody else has borrowed her book?

"When the weatherman predicts snow, Lola absolutely cannot wait"--Front jacket flap.

Lola is absolutely sure she is going to play the sun in the school play. But Lola is chosen to be the autumn leaf instead . . . Create your own Charlie and Lola scenes with these extremely special reusable stickers! Over 80 stickers in total.

When someone steals the winner''s trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective.

Lola loves books - but when she finds out that someone has borrowed her favourite book of all, she is naturally distraught. Charlie tries everything to placate her, although nothing seems to work. But when Charlie finds ''Chimps and Chimpanzees'', Lola decides that this is her new best book.

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.

This is a great book for tackling fussy eaters in a fun way. The story''s central characters are Charlie and Lola. Lola does not eat a lot of things, so one day Charlie plays a good trick on her to get her to eat her supper.

When her Uncle Ted, the fireman, comes to stay with Clarice and her brothers and sister while her mother is away, things get somewhat hectic.

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.