I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas (Charlie and Lola)

By Author / Illustrator

Lauren Child

Genre

Seasonal

Age range(s)

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

ISBN

9781398542792

Format

Hardback

Published

09-10-2025

Synopsis

A completely NEW and original picture book to celebrate 25 years of the iconic Charlie and Lola!
'I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny.
If Lola even thinks about Christmas she can't sit still on her chair.
If you BREATHE the word Christmas she hops up and down.
If you say, "Christmas is coming," she just runs round and round.'

Lola is wishing every minute for Christmas, but it is a long way away and too far to wait. Can her brother Charlie think of some clever ways to make the time pass more quickly? Find out in this hugely relatable and funny story about how to wait for something when you really can't wait from bestselling and award-winning Lauren Child.

Satisfying, stylish storytelling from a true picture book original. The return of beloved siblings Charlie and Lola, stars of the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies TV series; the perfect book to kickstart your Christmas countdown.

Other original Charlie and Lola picture books by Lauren Child: I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato; I Am Too Absolutely Small for School; I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed; Slightly Invisible; One Thing; A Dog with Nice Ears

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Reviews

Lizi

Fans of Charlie and Lola will love this Christmas book! In I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas, Lola is very impatiently waiting for Christmas so Charlie entertains her with all of the things she can do in the countdown to Christmas - from writing cards, to making presents and opening her advent calendar.

The story is simple but not for very little ones as they may find Lola's narrative a little hard to follow. The pictures are charming and as an adult, I really enjoyed looking at the pictures and chatting about it with my children. A great addition to a book advent!

Picture book / Reviewed by Lizi Backhouse, teacher