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I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

Lauren Child

"Whether they spot themselves in Charlie or Lola, young ones will enjoy this exuberant, hilarious spin on a bedtime story." -- Booklist

Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never gets tired. How can big brother Charlie convince her it's time for bed? Heralded by the Washington Post as "a delightful new voice in children's books," author-illustrator Lauren Child splashes her offbeat sense of humor and unique artwork all over this bedtime story. Laugh out loud at Lola's imaginative antics, but save a cheer for kind, patient Charlie, the big brother we'd all love to have.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Publish Date: Aug 9th, 2005
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.60in - 9.60in - 0.20in - 0.52lb
  • EAN: 9780763629700
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Family - ParentsFamily - SiblingsBedtime & Dreams

About the Author

Lauren Child attended art school and did "lots of things" before writing children's books, including designing ceramics for children, working as an artist's assistant, and designing lampshades.

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Praise for this book

Child's collages juxtapose photographs of flannel pajamas, bubble gum-pink toothpaste tube and bath bubbles with childlike drawings framed in exotic wallpaper patterns. These images emanate as much energy as does Lola herself, with text in an array of sizes and typefaces. Once again, Child tackles a common childhood conundrum with boundless imagination and zip.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Whether they spot themselves in Charlie or Lola, young ones will enjoy this exuberant, hilarious spin on a bedtime story.
--Booklist

Once again, Child tackles a common childhood conundrum with imagination and zip.
--Los Angeles Times

Colors shock...Details delight...Charlie's and Lola's expressive body language and facial features will be easily recognized by all. An inventive, entertaining bedtime tale.
--Kirkus Reviews