Charlie and Lola: Volumes 3 and 4

Volume 3
Granny and Grandpa have given Charlie and Lola an amazing new play set called My Little Town with blocks, crayons, markers, stickers and a huge floor mat for drawing. But sharing it proves to be a bit of a challenge when the trees and flowers from Lola?s park get in the way of the airport from Charlie?s vast city. It takes a Martian invasion to help Charlie and Lola see that playing together is more fun than getting their own way. In this and five more wonderful stories, Charlie and Lola use their creativity and imaginations to make sense of the world around them.

Volume 4
Lola refuses to admit that the bedroom she shares with Charlie is messy... "it's just all spread out!" Try as he might, Charlie simply can't make Lola see that having a tidy room can be a good thing. Charlie points out that it is not just her room, it's his too. But she won't have it. In the end, desperate measures are called for... and Charlie decides to move out! Will this be enough to encourage Lola to tidy up?! In this and six more delightful stories, Charlie and Lola celebrate the magic of being brother and sister.

On My Own - Today Lola wants to do everything that's anything all on her own. In the park, Charlie and his friend Marv persuade her that a see saw won't 'see' or 'saw' with only one person. When the boys get on the other end up goes Lola, high in the sky, where she sees things she could only dream of. And, what's more, she saves Marv and Charlie from the ever so evil pirates. All on her own.

I'm In The Sun - It's the school play and Lola is determined to be The Sun. She knows the part will be hers because yellow is her favourite colour. She was born to play the sun! Imagine her disappointment when she finds out that she's a leaf. And not only that, she's a boring brown autumn leaf. But, with Charlie's help, Lola discovers how leaves are far from boring. And when the big day arrives, Lola is the best leaf in the whole wide forest.

I've Won - Lola simply has to win all of the time. She can run faster than a cheetah, she can bounce higher than a kangaroo, and she can stand on one leg for longer than a flamingo. She beats Charlie at snakes and ladders by climbing up a slippery snake. Could this be cheating? But when Charlie wins the race round the park, a tired little Lola points out that you don't have to win all the time... or maybe you do.

It Wasn't Me - Charlie wins first prize at school for his fantastic homemade rocket which he made from 10 yoghurt pots and some extra wide tin foil. As he puts his rocket safely away on the top shelf he explains to Lola that the rocket really isn't a toy and she must absolutely promise not to touch it or play with it. Then Lola and her imaginary friend, Soren Lorenson, find that they have to transport an elephant back to the jungle, Soren persuades Lola that the rocket is a really good idea. But it isn't. Whoops!

Say Cheese - To please Mum, Lola is determined to stay clean and tidy for her very first school photograph. And Lola's not very good at staying clean and tidy. What makes it even harder to achieve is that there is a water-tray, school lunch and painting class before the school photograph happens. But, as ever, Charlie and Lola find a way of producing a really absolutely, very special photo of Lola after all.

My Little Town - Sharing the My Little Town play set that Granny and Grandpa gave them proves a bit of a challenge for Charlie and Lola. Lola wants big flowers and trees and butterflies and a zoo house, while Charlie wants an airport with a control tower and a huge runway. Before long, Charlie gets quite carried away, hogs the whole game and is intent on saving his little world. Lola is understandably very upset. Can she forgive Charlie and help him out with the Martian invasion?

"...delightful..." -Times Educational Supplement
"...a beautifully animated series. It neatly evokes the distinctive visual style of the original books in stories that tackle the concerns of its target three- to seven-year-olds, credibly and charmingly, in their language. And with plenty of wit, too, it's a parent-friendly newcomer with the look and feel of an instant classic."- Daily Telegraph
"...a sweet and very observant cartoon about an imaginative little girl and her sensible elder brother that will also help with reading ... Lola's tricks will be familiar to any parent, and the cartoon's colourful style will provide children with another reason not to turn off the television and go to bed."- Guardian
"...will keep toddlers transfixed ... [Child's] themes are ordinary - brushing your teeth, eating supper, going to bed - but are brought alive with all the mischief, excitement and frustration of childhood. The result is that kids are fascinated, while parents find it wryly familiar ... Charlie and Lola will undoubtedly catch on, but especially so with mums of the flashcard variety, for whom television needs to do more than just entertain (or babysit). And these are unmistakably middle-class children -nicely drawn, with Cath Kidston-style wallpaper and no cheap computer graphics. The theme tune is catchy without being inane, and the dialogue is done by real children. Lola's voice is especially sweet since she appears to have a very slight chesty cough - like most toddlers. But the acid test is the kids. My own two-and-a-half-year-old was gripped. And I finally got some ironing done."- The Times

Author, Illustrator, Creator & Associate Producer . . . . . . . .. . . . .. Lauren Child
Writers . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Noble, Bridget Hurst, Dave Ingham , Samantha Hill
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kitty Taylor
Art Director .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leigh Hodgkinson
Series Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudia Lloyd

Charlie and Lola: Volume 3

Granny and Grandpa have given Charlie and Lola an amazing new play set called My Little Town with blocks, crayons, markers, stickers and a huge floor mat for drawing. But sharing it proves to be a bit of a challenge when the trees and flowers from Lola's park get in the way of the airport from Charlie's vast city. It takes a Martian invasion to help Charlie and Lola see that playing together is more fun than getting their own way. In this and five more wonderful stories, Charlie and Lola use their creativity and imaginations to make sense of the world around them.

Includes the following episodes:
I can do anything that's everything all on my own
There is only one sun and that is me!
I've won?No I've won?No I've won
It wasn't me!
Say "Cheese"
My Little Town

Charlie and Lola: Volume 4

Lola refuses to admit that the bedroom she shares with Charlie is messy... "it's just all spread out!" Try as he might, Charlie simply can't make Lola see that having a tidy room can be a good thing. Charlie points out that it is not just her room, it's his too. But she won't have it. In the end, desperate measures are called for... and Charlie decides to move out! Will this be enough to encourage Lola to tidy up?! In this and six more delightful stories, Charlie and Lola celebrate the magic of being brother and sister.

Includes the following episodes:
You can be my friend
I will be especially careful
Can you maybe turn the light on?
Too many big words
Please maay I have some of yours?
Yeas Iam, No you're noy
It is absolutely completely not messy