Charlie and Lola: Snow is My Favorite and My Best [Hardcover]

Lauren Child (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 5, 2006 | Age Range: 4 and up | Series: Charlie and Lola | Lexile Measure: 410L (What's this?)

The weatherman has predicted snow, and Lola absolutely cannot wait. She just loves snow. "Why can't it be winter ALL the time?" she asks her brother. But on an adventure to the Arctic, Charlie shows Lola why never-ending snow might not be so perfect for kids. How could Lola go swimming or wear her favorite stripe-y party dress if it were always cold?

Once again, Lauren Child brilliantly and hilariously captures every-kid feelings and emotions—this time about the magical first snowfall of the year.

To see these lovable siblings in action, be sure to check out the hit animated series Charlie & Lola on Disney Playhouse!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2–Charlie and Lola return in another engaging story that perfectly captures a child's anticipation of the first snow of winter. Big brother Charlie takes his sister out to frolic in a world that has all gone extremely white! Lola and their friends make snow angels, go sledding, and build a snowman (and snow doggy) before returning home for hot chocolate. The next day, Lola, disappointed to find that the snow has melted, wonders why it can't always be there. Charlie compares snow to birthdays–they wouldn't be special if they happened every day. He takes his sister on an imaginary tour of the Arctic, where polar bears swim, and the Antarctic, where smartly attired penguins look like they are going to a party. She realizes that it would be too cold there for her to go swimming or to wear her stripy party dress. Back home, Charlie surprises his sister with a memento from the previous day's storm–a teeny weeny snowman who lives in the freezer. This book employs creative use of space, color, texture, drawings, and mixed-media collage that perfectly match Lola's free spirit and offbeat manner of speaking. The large, easy-to-read text follows the energetic rhythm of the story, using varying margins and fonts and swirling around the pictures. Read this exuberant story along with Uri Shulevitz's Snow (Farrar, 1998) and Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's book of the same title (Random, 2002) to get children primed for the season.–Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
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From Booklist

*Starred Review* In But Excuse Me That's My Book (2006), Charlie had to deal with his little sister Lola's fondness for a particular library book. Now Lola is enthralled with snow. When "the man on the weather" predicts snowfall, Lola spends half the night looking out the window, waiting impatiently to make snow angels, slide down hills, and build a snowman. Too soon, however, the snow melts, and Lola is bereft, leaving Charlie to explain that snow is special and snow every day could be a drag. Here, Child takes the siblings around the globe to the Antarctic, where constant snow seems less appealing. Fortunately, Charlie has kept a little snowman in the fridge at home. Lola's exuberance is made manifest on every page. Child puts a simply shaped, almost scrawled pair of siblings against jelly-bean-bright backgrounds, and ingeniously decorates everything with collage. A highlight of this stylistic art is the picture of Charlie and Lola looking out a window (the house seems to be made of floorboard) at huge paper snowflakes. The fun can be literal, too; when Charlie takes Lola around the globe, the globe in the collage is the kind that sits on a desk. Good book; great kids. Try this with children who like Marie-Louise Gay's Sam and Stella books. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Age Range: 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dial; 1 edition (October 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803731744
• ISBN-13: 978-0803731745
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Weather

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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Snow is My Favorite and My Best Too! December 21, 2006

By George Buttner VINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

"Snow is My Favorite and My Best" is a wintry "Charlie and Lola" book, based on episode of the TV series.

This is a fun one. Lola says that snow is her "favorite and her best" and she wants it to snow all the time. Indeed, her friend Lotta loves the snow too and they have quite a bit of fun playing in it. So Lola is very disappointed when she discovers that the next day, the snow that fell has almost all melted. Charlie has to think of a way to help his little sister and he comes up with some great ideas indeed. He helps her to see that things wouldn't be nearly as fun if it snowed *all* the time.

"Snow is My Favorite and My Best" is another sweet and charming book from this series. Fans of snow of all ages will appreciate this celebration of things that are good --- in moderation. I think Frosty would approve of this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely August 28, 2012

A Kid's Review

Format:Hardcover

Lovely, typical Charlie and Lola story. 30 pages, wonderful illustrations. My 4 year old granddaughter loves me to read it to her, especially when I do it in Charlie's English accent:)

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Love Charlie and Lola! November 30, 2010

By islandgirl

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

These days there are very few programs or role models for kids, much less entertaining ones..Charlie and Lola...PERFECT!!! The books, tv program...utterly fantastic!! Perfect for boys and girls...everyone :-)