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You Can Be My Friend (Charlie and Lola)

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I am a big fan of Charlie and Lola and have the whole collection for my three year old daughter. This book is NOT like the old ones (Excuse me that is my book, Snow is my favorite and my best, I'm not sleepy etc..) The story is a bad, very short version of the TV series and the design that used to be fantastic and creative is limited to text on a block at the side of the image. The price is great, but it's not worth it. (The same goes for I'm an Alligator" and "I can do anything... "
Its a pity because they were unique in their stories and illustrations.

Lola and Charlie are among my favorites as a traveling nanny. I put them in my nanny bag and children like them so much I must often buy another copy as I have left them with the children!

The books have a gentle way of covering values and Charlie is the ideal model of a big brother. I have even used him as an example with a bossy older sibling with "I wonder how Charlie would have handled this?"!

The DVDs are great, making the stories come to life. No fancy graphics, no intricate or soupy sweet over dramatizing here! Just a simple story line with that great little "english" accent we all try to imitate later!

As always Amazon ships quickly and efficiently!

"You Can be My Friend" is a book adaptation of one of the most delightful and imaginative stories from the "Charlie and Lola" television series. In this book, Lola is meeting the little brother of Charlie's best friend Marv for the first time. Lola is extremely excited to meet Morten, who is her age, but it seems like Morten really isn't excited. Marv tells Lola that Morten isn't a "big talker," but Lola doesn't understand, at least not at first. She wants to play all sorts of games with him, such as tea party and "upside-down." Morten, however, just says nothing and does nothing, and when Lola finally asks him if he wants to play, he just shakes his head.

But some kids just need a little drawing out of their shell. And Lola, being the high-spirited girl that she is, may figure out how to crack Morten's shell yet. Yes, I can promise a satisfying ending.

The book features bouncy text and illustrations showing scenes from the TV series. The book is based on the script written by Carol Noble. Just the cover art alone seems like enough to sell it. Oh, and the pictures on the front and back cover are bit raised, adding an interesting effect.

My 5 year old son LOVES the Charlie and Lola series of books and this was no exception. Fun illustrations and lots of adventures in every book.

The author continues to entertain us with characters brought to life before our eyes. Fun for all ages. Wonderful illustrations.

Great colors that capture children's attention and then the story line draws them in to the characters. Wonderful readable series, with none of the mean spirited children's characters so prevalent today, that follow the adventures of Lola as she explores the essence of childhood.

I love reading this book with my daughter. She has seen this show on tv and loves watching it whenever she catches it.

What a nice story of trying to make someone happy and then doing something they like to do that you don't really like to do but you know that it will make them happy! Excellent illustrations! Colorful, artful and bright! A great book for your book collection.

Our family loves the Charlie and Lola books. If you like the show, the books are just as wonderful. Not just for preschoolers. My daughter is only a year old, but she loves listening to these stories and looking at all the cute illustrations.