• Absolutely One Thing (Charlie and Lola)

Absolutely One Thing
(Charlie and Lola)

Author
Illustrator
Lauren Child
Publication Date
April 12, 2016
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Absolutely One Thing (Charlie and Lola)

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Description
Count on Absolutely One Thing for a singularly funny look at simple math as encountered by Charlie and Lola.

Sometimes, as a treat, Mom takes Charlie and Lola to the store and says they may choose one thing. “One thing to share?” Lola asks. No, it’s one thing each, explains Charlie, or two actual things between two. Lola is nine minutes late getting ready, and on the way, there are ladybugs and birds to count and maybe a squillion leaves on a tree. At the store, Lola says she’ll choose three things, or possibly two. “How about no things?” asks Mom. With Lola hilariously bending everyday numbers to her will, the math goes down easy in this charming picture book loaded with visual appeal.
Publication date
April 12, 2016
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763687281
Lexile Measure
520
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Series
Charlie and Lola
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV009030 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Counting & Numbers
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
Library of Congress categories
Brothers and sisters
Counting
Play
Charlie (Fictitious character: Child)
Lola (Fictitious character: Child)

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--Charlie and Lola are going to the store with their mother to choose a treat: "One thing EACH, which means TWO actual things." Of course, Lola manages to complicate and delay the process, counting ladybugs, feeding ducks, and bartering with Mom while Charlie tries to herd his sister to the store. As usual, Child encapsulates zany child logic in the character of Lola while Charlie plays the straight man. The line drawings and textured mixed-media illustrations are as sunny and energetic as those in Child's other books. The layout is busy, with a dizzying variety of fonts. Plenty of math is squeezed into the text, but the joy of numbers is conveyed much more effectively than any specific calculation technique. VERDICT A must-buy for preschool and early elementary math collections, as well as for Charlie and Lola fans.--Rachel Anne Mencke, St. Matthew's Parish School, Pacific Palisades, CA

Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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.
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Charlie and Lola