I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

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A modern classic - Rated
Much has already been said about this lovely book so there is no need to re-cover the same ground. The characters are delightfully engaging and the first-person narration from a child's perspective coupled with the absence of adults from the storylines (reminiscent of "Peanuts") seem to communicate very powerfully with the target audience.

In my opinion the first three stories ("I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato", this one and "I Am Too Absolutely Small For School") are the ones to buy as books; the later material, originally written as TV scripts, works well on DVD but doesn't translate nearly as well to print.

Modern Classics - Rated
Charlie & Lola are a wonderful loving pair and a great example of sibling behavoir! Charlie has to take care of his sister sometimes and putting her to bed can be difficult. Luckily, Charlie has an imagination to rival Lola's and this is a very funny story about real life.

I love the drawings that accompany the books and the stories are loved by my 7 year old son and 17 month old daughter. My daughter can only say about 20 or so words but one of them is 'Lola'!!

A book to be read time and time again. Wonderful.

This struck a chord! - Rated
My six year old daughter absolutely loves Charlie and Lola and cannot wait to open any new books I can lay my hands on. Her enthusiasm for the subjects within the books encourages her to read and she is now even reading backwards (a major feat considering her dyslexia). I think this story will strike a chord with any other parents with reluctant bed-timers. The Charlie and Lola stories are also extremely humorous on a child and adult-level. Keep writing Lauren, please!!

A bit mad, but my daughter likes it - Rated
Half expecting it to be more like "Who's afraid of the Big Bad Book?" (which is BRILLIANT), I didn't find it as exciting or funny but more, well, weird. I mean, Lola (the main character) is a bit of a crazy-minded individual - but having said that, my 3 year old loves her. Obviously kindred spirits. Despite that, it enchants, delights and involves the reader (in this case, the listener). The illustrations make up for the odd storyline, so all-round it is a good book but perhaps only appreciated by the age-group on which it is aimed.

Pink Milk and all that - Rated
Don't ask me why, but our 3 year old daughter absolutely loves this book! We read different books but keep coming back to "I am not sleepy" as the favourite bedtime read!!