Charlie and Lola is a great animated children’s TV show. My children enjoy it and so do I. It’s one of those shows that comes on the TV and I don’t mind sitting there watching it.
I’ve written previously about a Charlie and Lola Book and to be honest it wasn’t a great review. The book entitled, ‘I am too absolutely small for school’ just didn’t do anything for me or my children. As a result it kind of put me off buying any more Charlie and Lola Books.
However since receiving the ‘I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato’ Book my faith in the author, Lauren Child has been restored slightly!
This book is all about Lola being a fuss eater. I’m sure this is something a lot of parents can relate to, me included!
Lola won’t eat her carrots, mashed potatoes and definitely not tomatoes. That is until, her brother Charlie reveals that carrots aren’t actually carrots, they’re orange wiglets from Jupiter and mashed potatoes is just cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji!
There are lots of other foods that Lola won’t eat and in this book we follow both Charlie and Lola as Charlie comes up with alternative names for all the foods Lola doesn’t like. My favourite has to be ocean nibbles (fish fingers) from the supermarket under the sea!
This book is full of bright, colourful pictures and I think it’s a really good book! It’s not too long and I didn’t mind reading it my girls more than once!
We were sent this book as part of the Bedtime Book Award Project. As part of the project we were asked to answer the following questions about this book.
1) Out of the 10 books did your child/children want to read this book first?
No
2) How did you find the overall look and feel of the book? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being poor and 5 being very good)
5
3) How did you find the pictures or illustrations in the the book? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being poor and 5 being very good)
5
4) How would you rate the theme of the story? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being poor and 5 being very good)
5
5) Do you feel the book’s overall message was valuable to your child/children?
Yes
6) Could your child/children follow the story with ease?
Yes
7) How interactive and fun did you find the book to read? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being not very interactive or fun and 5 being very interactive and fun)
4
8) Did you find the book was quick and easy to read? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being not very quick and easy and 5 being very quick and easy)
5
9) Did your child/children want to read the book more than once?
Yes
10) How well did the book help your child/children settle before bed? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1 being it didn’t settle them very well, 5 being it settled them very well)
4
For the purpose of this review we were sent this book. All views and opinions are 100% my own.
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Hannah Latoya Bond
November 21, 2015 at 5:57 pm
People often complain about some kids being fussy but I see it as no big deal. Theres many adults who can be fussy and theres many foods I won't go near. My sandwiches and burgers have to be plain (hate salad), garlic is a complete no no and i hate roast dinners. It's strange, many people who love ketchup, hate tomatoes. Myself included. People often ask how can i love ketchup, but hate tomatoes. I tell them they taste nothing like each other. This sounds like quite a fun book x