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I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas

By Lauren Child
Series: Charlie and Lola
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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... Read More
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A completely NEW and original Charlie and Lola picture book.

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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

'Lauren Child is a star...' The Guardian

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I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato

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Slightly Invisible

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398542792

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Illustration: Full colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Christmas Books and Gifts Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Christmas Books and Gifts Lauren Child Series: Charlie and Lola

About the Author

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 an UNESCO Artist for Peace and her work has always championed the importance of childhood.  

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