I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas by Lauren Child - ISBN: 9781398542792
Hardcover
Impatient Lola wishes every minute for Christmas in this heartwarming story.

I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas

Start your Christmas countdown with Charlie and Lola!

$25.36

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    16 September 2025

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Summary

A completely NEW and original picture book to celebrate 25 years of the iconic Charlie and Lola!

‘Twenty-five years after their first appearance, this delightful, engaging new Charlie and Lola picture book is filled with Lola’s excited impatience as she and her big brother get everything ready for Christmas.’

‘Lola’s central predicament is how to make Christmas “come more soonly” – a sentiment which, as December begins, will resonate with every young reader.”

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398542792
ISBN-10:1398542792
Author:Lauren Child
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:16 September 2025
Weight:512g
Dimensions:15mm x 302mm x 259mm
Series:Charlie and Lola
About The Author

Lauren Child

Lauren Child is an award-winning artist and writer. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola, and Ruby Redfort, along with several stand-alone picture books. Her first two books were published in 1999 – I Want a Pet and Clarice Bean, That’s Me – and she won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 2000 for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato. She was awarded a CBE for Services to Literature in 2020 and was the 10th Waterstones’ Children’s Laureate from 2017-2019.

Lauren is a champion for the importance of illustration as an art form. She has been a trustee of the House of Illustration for ten years and at the forefront of innovation, raising the profile of illustration as a sophisticated art form for all ages. She works with mixed media, has pioneered text as an integral part of illustration, and collaborates with artists across different fields, including music, film, and design. Lauren is a Foundling Museum Fellow and a UNESCO Artist for Peace, and her work has always championed the importance of childhood.

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