A Dog with Nice Ears (Charlie and Lola)

by Lauren Child (Author) Lauren Child (Illustrator)

A Dog with Nice Ears (Charlie and Lola)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Beloved siblings Charlie and Lola are back — on a quest to find Lola’s version of the perfect dog, which seems suspiciously un-doglike.

At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could think of. “More than a squirrel or an actual fox,” she says. Sometimes she pretends to be a dog. And sometimes she pretends that her brother, Charlie, is a dog. The two of them love to talk about what sort of dog they would choose if Mom and Dad didn’t always say, “ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS!” Dad says he’ll take Lola to the pet store to choose a rabbit, but Lola insists that she only wants a dog, an extremely furry dog with a wiggly nose, a puffy tail, and nice ears. . . . Fans old and new will cotton to this humorous Charlie and Lola adventure sure to please any child who ever longed for the ideal pet.
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PreS-Gr 2--In Child's latest "Charlie and Lola" adventure, Lola is determined to get a dog even though her parents have said no. Lola will not be dissuaded. Together with Charlie and their friend Marv, she determines that her ideal pup will have nice ears (for holding glasses on), a puffy tail, a wiggly nose (but absolutely no fleas), and perhaps be good at hopping. Readers may not be surprised by the pet that she ends up with, but they'll be certain it is the perfect kind of "dog" for Lola. The mixed media illustrations feature Child's signature style of rich bright patterns and line-drawn characters and incorporate whimsical and imaginary elements throughout. The sibling conversation is authentic and entertaining with such excellent exchanges as Lola's first demand that their dog must have a very waggy tail that is "FIVE rulers long." When Charlie insists that five rulers is absolutely too long a tail for any dog to have, Lola happily amends her wish to a puffy tail, perfect for an extremely furryish dog. VERDICT A pleasing selection for storytime or one-on-one enjoyment. Recommended for most collections.--Laken Hottle, Providence Community Library

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Review quotes

In this new installment of Child's popular series, Charlie and his imaginative younger sister, Lola, dream about owning a new dog...Charlie's response to his sister's wild ideas models patience and encourages creative thinking. A playful twist on an everyday adventure about choosing a new pet.
—Kirkus Reviews

A pleasing selection for storytime or one-on-one enjoyment. Recommended for most collections.
—School Library Journal

Both siblings are loveable and loving, and they serve as the ideal storybook chums for young readers. Dog envy can hit hard; luckily A Dog with Nice Ears has already found you.
—BookPage
Lauren Child
Lauren Child is the author-illustrator of many children's books, including the Charlie and Lola books I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed and I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the creator of a quirky series of picture books about Clarice Bean: Clarice Bean, That's Me; Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting; and What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean?, as well as the illustrated novel Utterly Me, Clarice Bean. She lives in London.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536200362
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
April 03, 2018
Series
Charlie and Lola
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002190 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
Library of Congress categories
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