I Am Really, Really Concentrating (Charlie and Lola) [Paperback]

Lauren Child (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Charlie and Lola

It?s Field Day at Charlie and Lola?s school and each student is allowed to choose one activity in which to participate. Charlie, Marv, and Lotta all quickly find activities that they?re good at, but Lola struggles to find one to suit her. Lola eventually chooses the egg-and-spoon race and succeeds at it by really, really concentrating.

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About the Author

Based on the award-winning books by Lauren Child, Charlie and Lola is now a huge international hit. Lauren is also the multi-talented prize-winning creator of Clarice Bean and the co-creator of the widely acclaimed The Princess and the Pea. Lauren lives in London. Charlie and Lola is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions, one of the UK's most successful and prolific independent television producers of shows such as Robin Hood and The Catherine Tate Show. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (September 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448449056
• ISBN-13: 978-0448449050
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lauren Child is the multi-talented prize-winning creator of the characters Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Hubert Horatio Bobton-Trent. She has won the Smarties Gold Award, Smarties Bronze Award, Kate Greenaway Medal and been shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Lauren lives in London.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars TV deriviative - not Lauren Child, September 11, 2008

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Paul Carr (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am Really, Really Concentrating (Charlie and Lola) (Paperback)

The Charlie and Lola books actually authored by Lauren Child are far more charming and imaginative then the tv episodes in book form that have been churned out lately. My kids find them mostly forgettable, and keep turning back to the Child originals. The TV books are much less about Lola's highly active imagination, and more about everyday events. Small children basically live inside their imaginations, and so are less interested in how well Lola can concentrate. "I am Not Sleepy and Will Not Go to Bed" ,for example, in which Lola imagines dancing dogs, whales in the tub, a toothbrushing lion, and so on, has been worn out by many, many bedtime readings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning winning isn't everything, September 11, 2009

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Donna Robinson "The Traveling Nanny" (Texas and the World!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am Really, Really Concentrating (Charlie and Lola) (Paperback)

I read the one review comparing the new books that seem to be based on everyday life events vs the original where Lola has more detailed imaginary adventures. I love the older versions for their extended imagination.

But, it is also great to have this series where it is about every day events. They are short fast reads for small children and siblings still love to sit down with them. In this book Lola wants to enter the Field Day events and Charlie tries to show her and her friend all the field events they could enter. Lola is not very fast or very coordinated for many of the events. She settles on the egg and spoon race.

I won't tell you the ending but let's just say this time Charlie gets a nice little lesson on winning and losing from Lola. These shorter versions of Laura Child's series are great starting points for talking out big ideas.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cute book, February 12, 2009

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Mec (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am Really, Really Concentrating (Charlie and Lola) (Paperback)

I bought this book not knowing Charlie & Lola, and I really enjoyed it. I like the way the author writes, and the way the bother and sister interact. I think it's a very sweet book, and my 3 1/2 year old really likes it.