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I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie & Lola)
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Lauren Child
The critically acclaimed Charlie and Lola books -- now an animated series on television!
Lola is a fussy eater. A very fussy eater. She won’t eat her carrots (until her brother Charlie reveals that they’re orange twiglets from Jupiter). She won’t eat her mashed potatoes (until Charlie explains that they’re cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji). There are many ...more
Lola is a fussy eater. A very fussy eater. She won’t eat her carrots (until her brother Charlie reveals that they’re orange twiglets from Jupiter). She won’t eat her mashed potatoes (until Charlie explains that they’re cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji). There are many ...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
September 15th 2003
by Candlewick Press
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These Charlie and Lola books can be very entertaining reading outloud with a British accent!
Everytime I brought a Chalriel and Lola book to read to my Daughters class they all whooped with delight and INSISTED I read like Charlie and Lola once they heard me do it with an accent!
Fun for us all!
Everytime I brought a Chalriel and Lola book to read to my Daughters class they all whooped with delight and INSISTED I read like Charlie and Lola once they heard me do it with an accent!
Fun for us all!
I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato would be a perfect read aloud. I loved loved loved this book! It fits all of the main criteria a read aloud should have. It would be in the appropriate time limit, the pictures are fun to look at and they are big and colorful. This is a story about a little picky eater named Lola. Her older brother gets her to eat different things Lola said she doesn't eat by making up what they "really are." For example, peas are not peas. They are "green drops ...more
I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child is told from Charlie's point of view. There are nights when it is his job to give his sister Lola her dinner. This can be a challenge as Lola is a fussy eater. Charlie comes up with a way to call the foods she doesn't like different things; mashed potato becomes cloud fluff, peas are green drops from Greenland etc. Eventually, Lola tries the foods and even tries a tomato but of course it's not a tomato, it's a moonsquirter. This is a great book ...more
Author/Illustrated: Lauren Child; (Print;) Grade: K-3;
This book is another gem by Child. It follows Charlie and his little sister Lola, who refuses to eat anything, particularly a tomato. Charlie is roughly 11 and Lola 6 or 7. Charlie decides to convince Lola that everything she hates to eat is actually something with a different name...a la, a rose by any other name is still a rose. Lola discovers that she enjoys these foods, in particular, moonsquirters (tomato,) her favorite.
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This book is another gem by Child. It follows Charlie and his little sister Lola, who refuses to eat anything, particularly a tomato. Charlie is roughly 11 and Lola 6 or 7. Charlie decides to convince Lola that everything she hates to eat is actually something with a different name...a la, a rose by any other name is still a rose. Lola discovers that she enjoys these foods, in particular, moonsquirters (tomato,) her favorite.
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This one could be so helpful; I liked the book's idea. Children keep surpriseing us with their responds; one of my relatives started eating tomatoes after hearing a kids song!!
2.5 - I obviously wasn't as enamored with this as the rest of the members here. I think it's an okay story about a big brother helping his little sister to get over some food aversions but it's a bit on the tacky side IMO.
I don't really know how to pinpoint what exactly I didn't like here but it was mostly when Charlie coming up with the weird answers to the food when Lola asked. I know it's supposed to be funny but more often than not it fell flat for me.
Julia seemed to think it was...more
I don't really know how to pinpoint what exactly I didn't like here but it was mostly when Charlie coming up with the weird answers to the food when Lola asked. I know it's supposed to be funny but more often than not it fell flat for me.
Julia seemed to think it was...more
This is the story of a creative brother named Charlie and his little sister Lola. Charlie has the job of making sure his little sister eats her dinner sometimes and he must come up with creative ideas since she is "a very fussy eater."
It reminded me of my son and when he was little he wouldn't eat fried shrimp so I told him it was chicken shrimp (chicken in the shape of shrimp). He rather enjoyed his chicken shrimp for many years before one day he told me, "Mom, you do...more
It reminded me of my son and when he was little he wouldn't eat fried shrimp so I told him it was chicken shrimp (chicken in the shape of shrimp). He rather enjoyed his chicken shrimp for many years before one day he told me, "Mom, you do...more
this is such a cute story!!!
It's all about attitude!
A cute story although I wonder whether it would really work on a picky eater or not. Older brother Charlie tricks Lola into eating all of the many foods Lola doesn't like by making them sound like unique and out of this world delicacies. In the end, she surprises him by wanting to eat her least favorite- tomatoes- by making up her very own story about what they are. The illustrations are interesting although I liked the We Are Very Good Recyclers better. Probably later in the series and ther...more
The thing that attracted me to thus book was the title because I hate tomatoes!!! There are many kids and adults that are picky eaters and they will all enjoy this story. Because of all the foods and fun dialogue between the characters this book would be a great read aloud. Charlie gets his little sister to eat all then foods she doesn't like by making up fun names and stories about each of the vegetables. Like carrots are orange twigs from Jupiter. Lola eats her veggies and EVEN the tomatoes.
Charlie's younger sister Lola refuses to eat certain foods. She has a very long list, starting with carrots and ending with the most horrible of all – tomatoes. Lola emphatically states that she will “absolutely never not ever eat a tomato.” So Charlie hatches a plan to trick Lola into eating her dinner. A great story about siblings.
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I am absolutely enchanted by Lauren Child's Charlie and Lola books. They are A-DOR-A-BLE!
It's so cute to see a slightly exasperated brother try to show his little sis the way to navigate the world. It's obvious that he loves her and would probably rope the moon for if she asked in her overly adverbed way of talking.
This particular book is about Charlie trying convince Lola to eat something that's good for her, but she's not sure about.
It's so cute to see a slightly exasperated brother try to show his little sis the way to navigate the world. It's obvious that he loves her and would probably rope the moon for if she asked in her overly adverbed way of talking.
This particular book is about Charlie trying convince Lola to eat something that's good for her, but she's not sure about.
This is a nice book in which fussy eater Lola is tricked into eating various different foods by her older brother Charlie who is often given the task of serving Lola's dinner. Lola insists that she 'will never not ever eat a tomato' along with many other vegetables but when Charlie gives these foods new names and says they are from exotic places such as planet Pluto...well Lola just can't resist! This book provides a link with the topic of healthy eating and children can be encouraged to reflect...more
Clever story about a typical, picky-eater child whose older brother "tricks" her into eating veggies (and fish sticks that are hopefully made of actual, wild-caught, baked (not fried), whole fish).
Even young children can understand that the older brother is tricking her, and hopefully you can try this same trick with those young kids, because they will likely find much humor in it and be distracted by that and eat their d*mned veggies.
Even young children can understand that the older brother is tricking her, and hopefully you can try this same trick with those young kids, because they will likely find much humor in it and be distracted by that and eat their d*mned veggies.
Kate Greenaway Medal (KGM) 2000 given by the British Library Association
This a fun story about a girl named Lola who refused to eat anything with any redeaming health value. Her older brother, Charlie, tricks her into eating healthy foods by telling her stories about the food such as the carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter. The illustrations are cut-out and layered onto various backgrounds.
This a fun story about a girl named Lola who refused to eat anything with any redeaming health value. Her older brother, Charlie, tricks her into eating healthy foods by telling her stories about the food such as the carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter. The illustrations are cut-out and layered onto various backgrounds.
I think the book was hilarious. I enjoyed it so much! I enjoyed how Charlie tricked Lola into eating all the food she hated eating. My favorite part of the story was when Lola tricked Charlie at the end. This story reminded me of the time when I was small and I hated vegetables, so my mom said, "If you eat your vegetables, it will make you smart."
-by Alejandro Carrillo
-by Alejandro Carrillo
Our girls just adore the "Charlie and Lola" show on tv and they begged to read this story. Lola is a picky eater and Charlie, tasked with the enormous job of feeding her dinner, comes up with a creative way to trick her into trying new foods. She eats up all her veggies, as long as he calls them something exotic. Moonsquirters are much more exciting to eat than mere tomatoes.
My daughter used to love the Charlie and Lola books when she was a bit younger. The books are about Lola (who is small and very funny) and her big brother Charlie (who is incredibly patient). The books are brilliantly illustrated, well-written and humorous. I kinda miss them, in fact. This one was great because it helped me to get my very own fussy eater to try different foods.
Lauren Child's "Charlie and Lola" books are populated with some of the freshest, most original characters in contemporary picture book literature.
This story, "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato", rings with both comic energy and playful verve, serving as an excellent introduction to the memorable brother-and-sister team of Charlie and Lola. It is a creative joy to read.
This story, "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato", rings with both comic energy and playful verve, serving as an excellent introduction to the memorable brother-and-sister team of Charlie and Lola. It is a creative joy to read.
This book is good to read to students of all ages because a lot of them, including adults too, are picky eaters. A discussion about trying things out before you judge it would be nice to have after reading this book. Not only should people try foods before they decide if they like it or not people should not judge others before getting to know him/her first.
This foray into food tasting is always sure-fire hit with children. Big brother Charlie encourages little sister Lola to eat all her least favorite and dreaded foods by applying some imaginative interpretations. Prepare to relish "orange twiglets", "moonsquirters", "cloud fluff", and more. Presentation is everything! Very fun.
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This book was such a fun read! Charlie needs his sister Lola to eat, but she doesn't like ANYTHING, especially tomatoes! Charlie then comes up with creative and imaginative ways to get Lola to eat her healthy food. This is a great book for picky eaters, and also children who have a wild imagination!
This book is an adorable book for the younger children who are fussy eaters. Good way to make children to try the food they do not like by using imagination such as carrots as orange twiglets, peas as green drops, potatoes as cloud fluff, fish fingers as ocean nibbles and tomatoes as moonsquirters.
This was a wonderful book for little ones. Particularly for picky eaters. Lola has a whole list of foods she will never, not ever, eat. Charlie comes up with an ingenious plan to get Lola to eat her vegetables, he tells her that they're all really something else.
This is a great book!
This is a great book!
I can remember getting my nephew to eat broccoli because I told him they were trees! I'm a little afraid to read this to Caleb because he's a great veggie eater.... I love the idea so I'll let you know.
This was kinda cute but Caleb is ready to return it to the library after two reads.
This was kinda cute but Caleb is ready to return it to the library after two reads.
Charlie convinces his picky little sister Lola to eat by re-branding common foods. Carrots become orange twiglets from Jupiter and mashed potatoes become cloud fluff from Mount Fuji. A fun take on a common childhood theme, enlivened by Child's bright collages.
Really very cute! I enjoyed the story too. I had stayed away from these since they seem so cutesy and trendy, but I enjoyed the twist at the end (kind of like the one in The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems). Recommended for kids up to 1st grade. :)
I love Charlie and Lola. Their brother sister relationship is truely darling for me to read. I love Lauren Childs style of illustration and I think there are a lot of children who understand the idea of not wanting to eat a tomato. Ages 4+
My son did his book fair project on this book. Great for any first grader, or if you're like me (a big kid), you'll love it as well. I adore all of Lauren Childs' books. It's so easy to fall in love with all the characters.
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Lauren Child grew up in Wiltshire as the middle child of three sisters and the daughter of two teachers. She has always been interested in the many aspects of childhood, from gazing into toy shop windows to watching American children's shows from the 1960s. After attending two Art Schools, where Lauren admits that she did not learn much, she travelled for six months, still unsure about which caree...more
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