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I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie and Lola)
Paperback, 32 pages
Published by Candlewick (2005-08-09)
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Amazon Description
"The children's relationship is refreshingly noncombative, with Charlie as the protective and affectionate older brother who is appreciative of, rather than annoyed by, his sister's quirkiness." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)Lola is not so sure about school. After all, why would she need to count higher than ten when she never eats more that ten cookies at a time? Once again, it's up to ever-patient big brother Charlie to persuade Lola that school is worthwhile — and that her invisible friend, Soren Lorensen, will be welcome, too.
One Potato Review
As seen on TV. The show’s pretty good, but these books are terrific - and prodigiously homemade. Child uses graph paper and wrapping paper and photographs of cookies and rotary telephones and anything else she can get her hands on apparently. The result can be dizzying, but so can some of Lola’s rationalizations; loopiness is kind of the point. An always-welcome appearance by Lola’s diaphanous friend Soren Lorensen, who looks better on the page (like everything else) where you have to go looking for him.
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