Charlie and Lola: One Thing

Charlie and Lola: One Thing

By Author / Illustrator

Lauren Child

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

5+

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781408339008

Format

Hardback

Published

01-10-2015

Synopsis

Charlie and Lola return in a brilliant picture book, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child, to introduce the non-scary nature of counting and sums to very young children.


Perfectly funny and perfectly formed, this sees top negotiator Lola take on numbers in everyday life and bend them to her endearing and unique will.


A new and completely original Charlie and Lola picture book from the bestselling, multi award-winning author and artist, Lauren Child, One Thing is an immediate and enduring classic to delight fans new and old the world over.


 


'It's numeracy at its most joyful and positive, and a brilliant way to get young minds excited about maths' Teach Early Years


I have this little sister Lola.
She is small and very funny.
Sometimes for a treat, Mum says, \"We are going to the shops and you may choose one thing.\"
\"One thing to share?\" says Lola.
I say, \"One thing for you and one thing for me, which means two actual things.\"

Reviews

Marie

This book is like a mirror of my life with my six year old! For Charlie and Lola lovers this book is a must and for everyone else, buy this book for the most brilliant way to develop number awareness with you children. Lauren Child has approached children's continuous fascination with numbers in a brilliantly fun way. Those constant counting questions and number negotiations that we get with our preschool and early years children are explained really well in this book. I loved the use of early written calculations to develop real life problem solving. This is one I will be sharing with my Year 1s and recommending for other KS1 teachers. Such a refreshing approach to a number book for children and I loved the fact that instead of keeping it simple, it covers lots of more challenging topics such as time and numbers far beyond a thousand. You could really use some of the ideas in this book to develop lesson ideas which would link mathematical concepts with real life situations. Beyond the classroom, this is a lovely book to share with your children and would address and generate conversations about numbers during everyday activities like walks to the park and journeys in the car! Picture book / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Marie Berry, teacher.

Suggested Reading Age 5+

 

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