By Lauren Child (author) Part of the Charlie and Lola series
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Witty, colourful and unpredictable this is a delightful picture book that has a very original presentation. With a fussy eater at its core we discover that various vegetables come from all manner of planets in space so that by the end of it even Lola is happy to empty her plate. It’s a must in every home and will genuinely help to make your child less fussy.
Celebrate 25 years with this superly special birthday edition of the first ever bestselling and award-winning Charlie and Lola book.
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Lola will not eat peas. In fact she won't eat carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, cabbage or baked beans. And she will absolutely not ever NEVER eat a tomato. But when Charlie explains that peas are actually green drops from Greenland, and carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter, even Lola is tempted to clear her plate . . .
A warm and funny picture book that's perfect for even the fussiest of eaters: over 1 million copies sold and winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal!
This special new edition features the original story with behind-the-scenes extras like funny responses to frequently-asked questions plus early character sketches and a sneak-peek into the making of the book.
Don't miss these other Charlie and Lola picture books: I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed I Am Too Absolutely Small for School Slightly Invisible One Thing A Dog with Nice Ears
Lauren Child is the author/illustrator of the much-loved Charlie and Lola books (now a major TV show) for very young readers , the Ruby Redfort series for older children and the Clarice Bean series for 7+ children as well as Hubert Horatio and many stand alone books.
Former Children's Laureate Lauren Child burst on to the children’s books scene in 1999 and has since published many bestselling and awardwinning books, including those featuring the hugely popular Charlie and Lola, and the Clarice Bean series. She has won numerous awards including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Gold Award. Her books have been made into an award-winning TV series and have sold in many languages with runaway success.
In December 2008 she was named as a UNESCO Artist for Peace, and was awarded an MBE in 2009.
Lauren Child was the 10th Waterstones Children's Laureate. Of the role she said, “I want to inspire children to believe in their own creative potential, to make their own stories and drawings and ignite in them the delight of reading for pleasure. In an increasingly fast paced world, children need the freedom to dream and imagine; to enjoy reading, drawing and telling their own stories without value judgement or restraint”.
The role of Children's Laureate is awarded every two years to an author or illustrator of children’s books to “celebrate outstanding achievement in their field and recognise the important contribution children’s literature makes to cultural life”. Child’s tenure will ran until June 2019, which marked 20 years since the post was inaurgurated by Quentin Blake and since Child published her first book.
Child revealed that Blake was a huge inspiration to her. “When I was little, it never occurred to me to think of authors and illustrators as actual human beings," she said. "Then I saw Quentin on television live drawing on “Jackanory”, so he became a real-life illustrator to me and that made it something it was possible to become.”
Other previous post-holders include Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Malorie Blackman.
Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Awards 2023 announced as a book in translation takes the Medal for Writing for the first time
50 Books that Every Child Should Read according to the National Literacy Trust
Lauren Child - our Guest Editor of the Month
Carnegie Medal | Kate Greenaway Medal 2021
Yoto Carnegie Medal | Kate Greenaway Medal 2022
Celebrate 25 years with this superly special birthday edition of the first ever bestselling and award-winning Charlie and Lola book. Lola will not eat peas.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations
Paperback, Board book. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato was written by Lauren Child and published by Orchard Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato has 40 pages
Yes it is part of Charlie and Lola series
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
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