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I Love to Cuddle
Lovable Lola is back in this delightful follow-up to the bestselling I Love You So Much —now in a board book edition for babies and toddlers to enjoy!.
When Mommy and Daddy are gone, even for only a little while, Lola feels lonely. There is nobody around to give her a hug! Her baby-sitter is no fun, and the cartoons on TV can't snuggle. But then Lola comes up with a clever she brings every soft thing she has into the living room and makes her very own Cuddle Island! Now Mommy and Daddy are in for a big surprise!
When Mommy and Daddy are gone, even for only a little while, Lola feels lonely. There is nobody around to give her a hug! Her baby-sitter is no fun, and the cartoons on TV can't snuggle. But then Lola comes up with a clever she brings every soft thing she has into the living room and makes her very own Cuddle Island! Now Mommy and Daddy are in for a big surprise!
20 pages, Board book
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Carl Norac
207 books8 followersCarl Norac was born in Mons, Belgium, in 1960, the son of a writer and an actress. His early years were spent on a city housing estate, surrounded by playmates with whom he would act out Enid Blyton’s tales of adventure. His father later built a chalet and the family left the city to live in the middle of a forest. The importance of nature in his books comes from these years spent wandering among the trees. Every day after school, Carl went walking alone in the forest, making up stories. At the time, his parents owned a traveling puppet theatre and from the age of 12, Carl took part in their shows.
As a teenager, Carl wrote poems and received his first literary prize at the age of eighteen. This is when he started to travel throughout the world, mainly in Asia but also in Africa and the Americas. His children’s books are sometimes inspired by these travels that took him from sandy deserts to icy arctic wastes.
Carl Norac then worked in a number of different fields as a French teacher, a television scriptwriter, and a journalist before devoting himself completely to his passion—writing. In addition to poetry and plays, he has written about fifty children’s books and has received a lot of price ( He was also in the Honour List for The Andersen Prize in 2004 ) . Some of these, such as Les mots doux (I Love You So Much), have been translated more than twenty different languages with worldwide success. When he writes, the part he likes best is expressing the characters’ feelings. “A little bit of gentleness in a strange world.” These last years, he wrote some books directly in english, especially for Macmillan Chlidren’s Book ( with a american edition also by Clarion Books ). “My daddy is a giant” and “My mummy is magic”, the two first ones, are already translated in many languages. Carl Norac is the father of a little girl called Else.
As a teenager, Carl wrote poems and received his first literary prize at the age of eighteen. This is when he started to travel throughout the world, mainly in Asia but also in Africa and the Americas. His children’s books are sometimes inspired by these travels that took him from sandy deserts to icy arctic wastes.
Carl Norac then worked in a number of different fields as a French teacher, a television scriptwriter, and a journalist before devoting himself completely to his passion—writing. In addition to poetry and plays, he has written about fifty children’s books and has received a lot of price ( He was also in the Honour List for The Andersen Prize in 2004 ) . Some of these, such as Les mots doux (I Love You So Much), have been translated more than twenty different languages with worldwide success. When he writes, the part he likes best is expressing the characters’ feelings. “A little bit of gentleness in a strange world.” These last years, he wrote some books directly in english, especially for Macmillan Chlidren’s Book ( with a american edition also by Clarion Books ). “My daddy is a giant” and “My mummy is magic”, the two first ones, are already translated in many languages. Carl Norac is the father of a little girl called Else.
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February 25, 2017
It's cute. I got this because of the hamster-looking characters on the cover. It's a fast read with cute illustrations throughout, but I don't know why the parents left the little one at home alone. Then again, that's just the way hamsters roll.
June 18, 2019
This book has been around our house since our oldest was itty bitty. We use the term "cuddle island" frequently around here.
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January 23, 2019
(Picture Book)
I loved this book as a little girl! And still love reading it today. It shows the emotions of love and feeling safe and secure in the arms of those you love. It teaches kids trust, love, compassion, and creativity, with Lola building the "cuddle island". Amazing book. Easily written for all ages to understand.
I loved this book as a little girl! And still love reading it today. It shows the emotions of love and feeling safe and secure in the arms of those you love. It teaches kids trust, love, compassion, and creativity, with Lola building the "cuddle island". Amazing book. Easily written for all ages to understand.
September 20, 2023
Veel minder leuk dan de eerste, en een storende taalfout. Bijzonder dat dat bij een latere druk gebeurt.
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October 5, 2025
I think this was a formative book of my childhood. I still like piles of soft things.
February 23, 2015
This book is about a chipmunk that is left alone and has no one to cuddle. She tries to find things to do, but all she really wants to do is cuddle. She explores her house trying to find soft things, as it seems like that's the perfect thing to cuddle. She then gathers all the soft things in the house and creates her own snuggle island. Her parents then return home to find the chipmunk sleeping on what is called cuddle island. She has to clean up cuddle island, and her parents tell her that now that they are home she can cuddle them. It becomes dark and the little chipmunk is in bed and she wakes up duding the night and she decides to go to her new cuddle island which is her parents bed.
When it comes to the tone there really isn't a direct feeling the author is wanting to portray. When it comes to mood this is up for the reader to decided, because you could many different things while reading but I didn't get a strong feeling at all during the book. The mood that you got glimpses of was a kind of sad feeling when the chipmunk felt sad, or adventures when she was on the hunt for something soft, and relieved when she was able to cuddle with her parents.
When it comes to the illustrations in the book they were good, but kind of boring. The chipmunk had a good amount of detail and it was obvious they were a chipmunks. The reason the illustrations were boring was because they really only used neutral colors and didn't really have to many pops of fun and lively colors. The book could have been successful without the illustrations, and would be good for reading aloud and showing the pictures could be optional.
When it comes to the tone there really isn't a direct feeling the author is wanting to portray. When it comes to mood this is up for the reader to decided, because you could many different things while reading but I didn't get a strong feeling at all during the book. The mood that you got glimpses of was a kind of sad feeling when the chipmunk felt sad, or adventures when she was on the hunt for something soft, and relieved when she was able to cuddle with her parents.
When it comes to the illustrations in the book they were good, but kind of boring. The chipmunk had a good amount of detail and it was obvious they were a chipmunks. The reason the illustrations were boring was because they really only used neutral colors and didn't really have to many pops of fun and lively colors. The book could have been successful without the illustrations, and would be good for reading aloud and showing the pictures could be optional.
August 7, 2011
I think this is a cute book, but I found it a bit disturbing that the parents go out and leave the young chipmunk alone. I liked that the chipmunk liked to cuddle and made a big cuddle nest and I could see kids enjoying that and making their own cuddle nest. But setting up the scenario as leaving the little chipmunk home alone just doesn't sit right with me.
February 19, 2013
Interesting, the original title "L'île aux calins" is translated correctly en español "La isla de los mimos". I'm no expert but who decided that the perfect title for the Englishg translation should "I Love to Cuddle"?
February 7, 2014
Meh. It certainly has its place with audiences, but not what I'm looking for in my Love storytime. I think the book format is too small, and the illustration style too messy to work with the storytime crowd. Better in a lap-read setting.
September 27, 2020
I love this book. My son received it from school and it just mimics what he does with his stuffed animals when he sleeps at night. This book will always make me think of him.
September 17, 2010
This book is about a chipmunk that loves to cuddle when her parents left, she found other items to cuddle with. This is a very simple and easy to read book that I would use for beginning readers.
January 26, 2012
Best line: "Tonight this will be my Cuddle Island!"
November 26, 2012
Despite the embarassing title I love this book because ( I know you'll laugh) I can see myself doing this as a little kid. Although thankfully I didn't do quite this much.
May 3, 2017
A) The genre of this book is a picture book made in 2003. This book didn't win any awards but it is a short little book. The age group intended is about 2-6 years old, this has little words so it is easier to read the pages.
B) This story is about a girl named Lola who feels very lonely even for only a little while when her Mommy and Daddy are gone! There is nobody around to give her a hug! Her baby-sitter is no fun, and the cartoons on TV can't snuggle or keep her comfy. But then Lola comes up with a clever idea: she brings every soft thing she has into the living room and makes her very own Cuddle Island! Now Mommy and Daddy are in for a big surprise! When I was younger I remember I would make a big "comfy bed" on the sofa to feel safe and secure.
C) I rated this book a 4 because of the how the words and how short the book is. I love books that are short and sweet to the point! The theme of the book is about how Lola understands it's okay to be alone but she still wants to have her parents be with her. The characters of this is very limited amount and the story gets right to the point. This story would appeal to young readers because maybe they feel lonely when their parents leave to and they want to feel secure just how Lola wanted. I could work this book by just simply reading it to them at story time, we could even play "popcorn" where we switch readers after each student reads a sentence of tow. This is a good book to read for a kindergarten class.
B) This story is about a girl named Lola who feels very lonely even for only a little while when her Mommy and Daddy are gone! There is nobody around to give her a hug! Her baby-sitter is no fun, and the cartoons on TV can't snuggle or keep her comfy. But then Lola comes up with a clever idea: she brings every soft thing she has into the living room and makes her very own Cuddle Island! Now Mommy and Daddy are in for a big surprise! When I was younger I remember I would make a big "comfy bed" on the sofa to feel safe and secure.
C) I rated this book a 4 because of the how the words and how short the book is. I love books that are short and sweet to the point! The theme of the book is about how Lola understands it's okay to be alone but she still wants to have her parents be with her. The characters of this is very limited amount and the story gets right to the point. This story would appeal to young readers because maybe they feel lonely when their parents leave to and they want to feel secure just how Lola wanted. I could work this book by just simply reading it to them at story time, we could even play "popcorn" where we switch readers after each student reads a sentence of tow. This is a good book to read for a kindergarten class.
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