I read this to a class of 2nd graders, and they loved it. As I read, I asked them how they would feel if they were Lola, or what they would have done in her position. The students were very engaged in the reading and eager to answer the questions. After reading four books (all by Lauren Child), most of the students agreed that this was their favorite book. Personally I think this was because they could relate to Lola or Lotta in the story. ( )

Lola and Lotta are best friends that do everything together, until a new student named Evie is paired-up with Lotta by their teacher. As Evie and Lotta get closer, Lola feels like she is losing her best, best, bestest friend. After a few days, Lola and Lotta are back to being friends, thanks to the help of Charlie, Lola’s older brother.

This is a great book about friendship! ( )

I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato (or I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato in the United States) by Lauren Child introduced Charlie and Lola to the world. They went on to have their actual own adorable television series — so popular in fact that the library DVDs are scratched to death. The series in turn inspired a new series of books writen by Carol Noble.

Charlie and Lola: My Best, Best Friend by Carol Noble is one of the television series inspired books. It has new to the book characters but will be recognizable to fans of the series. Even if you haven't seen the series, these characters are still great additions to the series.

Sometimes when a children's series goes from book to television and back to book, something is lost in the process. Characters change. Artwork adjusts. Old quirks are smoothed over. Not so with Charlie and Lola. Somehow even with the expanded characters and scenery (school, neighbors, etc), Charlie and Lola as characters stay true to themselves. Lola keeps her unique diction. Charlie is the loyal, patient, and bemused older brother.

If you watch the television series, Lola's best friend from school is Lotta. They are the best, best, bestest friends ever. Except sometimes something gets in their way. This time, it's a someone — a new girl at school.

As a fan of the series, and the mother of another fan, these series inspired books help fill the gap. We can't always find an unscratched, playable DVD, but we can find and read the books. We're getting pretty good at doing the different characters' voices. ( )

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Genre: Picture Book
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