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Charlie & Lola
My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out
At first, Lola does not want her wobbly tooth to ever fall out, but when she learns about the tooth fairy, she wiggles and wobbles her tooth until out it pops! Finally it is time to go to bed—but the tooth has disappeared! Now how will Lola convince the tooth fairy that she really did lose her tooth? Big brother Charlie has just the answer—if Lola has dreams so lovely that she smiles while she sleeps, the tooth fairy will be able to see for herself!
32 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 2006
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Lauren Child
457 books842 followersLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She was the UK Children's Laureate from 2017-19.
Child grew up in Wiltshire as the middle child of three sisters and the daughter of two teachers. She has always been interested in the many aspects of childhood, from gazing into toy shop windows to watching American children's shows from the 1960s. After attending two Art Schools, she travelled for six months, still unsure about which career to embark upon.
Before writing and illustrating children's books Child started her own company 'Chandeliers for the People' making lampshades. It was only when she came to write and illustrate the book Clarice Bean, That's Me that she decided to devote her time to writing and illustrating books for children, which combines her fascination for childhood and her talent for designing and creating. Child gets her inspiration from other people's conversations or from seeing something funny happen.
Her book I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato won the 2000 Kate Greenaway Medal. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation's favourite. It finished third in the public vote from that shortlist.
Child lives in North London.
Child grew up in Wiltshire as the middle child of three sisters and the daughter of two teachers. She has always been interested in the many aspects of childhood, from gazing into toy shop windows to watching American children's shows from the 1960s. After attending two Art Schools, she travelled for six months, still unsure about which career to embark upon.
Before writing and illustrating children's books Child started her own company 'Chandeliers for the People' making lampshades. It was only when she came to write and illustrate the book Clarice Bean, That's Me that she decided to devote her time to writing and illustrating books for children, which combines her fascination for childhood and her talent for designing and creating. Child gets her inspiration from other people's conversations or from seeing something funny happen.
Her book I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato won the 2000 Kate Greenaway Medal. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation's favourite. It finished third in the public vote from that shortlist.
Child lives in North London.
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February 5, 2017
Charlie and Lola are quite fun and in this adventure it is Lola who does not want her wobbly tooth to NEVER fall out!
That turns out to be not quite true because after stressing that she does not want it to fall out and hearing about Marv nearly swallowing one of his that got stuck in some toffee and Charlie saying that he once headed a football and his tooth flew out of his mouth, she eventually changes her mind.
But not before she once again categorically tells the others that she just needs to keep completely all her teeth - to which Charlie sensibly tells her that they are baby teeth and they are meant to fall out to allow grown-up teeth to replace them. And he adds that it is like mooses whose antlers fall off so that they get new ones which are better and stronger. Lola says, 'But I am not a moose!. It's my wobbly tooth and I want to keep it ... wobbly.'
Then Lotta comes along and says that she had a tooth fall out and in reply to Marv's question asking what did she get, she replies that the tooth fairy visited in the middle of the night and left her a coin. With the coin she bought a toy chicken for her farm.
Lola's perception of losing her wobbly tooth changes as she asks, 'Why didn't somebody tell me this before?' And she adds that she would want a toy giraffe. Then she tries to get her wobbly tooth to fall out! 'Keep wobbling it,' says Lotta. 'Twist it,' says Marv. Charlie says, 'Keep wobbling, Lola.'
Eventually it is out and then she puts it under her pillow and eagerly awaits her giraffe. But disaster strikes for, as she decides to wash and polish her tooth before going to sleep, she finds it missing, 'My tooth is completely GONE,' she screams.
Charlie and Lola's search reveals nothing so Charlie suggests she just go to sleep and have really happy dreams to make her smile so that the tooth fairy will realise she has lost a tooth. And, you know what, it worked, for in the morning there was a coin, with which Lola purchased her toy giraffe.
Lola, Charlie and Lotta play with the giraffe and the chicken and then Lola realises she needs a goat. 'We need more wobbly teeth.' says Lola but try as they might, they have none ... aah!
That turns out to be not quite true because after stressing that she does not want it to fall out and hearing about Marv nearly swallowing one of his that got stuck in some toffee and Charlie saying that he once headed a football and his tooth flew out of his mouth, she eventually changes her mind.
But not before she once again categorically tells the others that she just needs to keep completely all her teeth - to which Charlie sensibly tells her that they are baby teeth and they are meant to fall out to allow grown-up teeth to replace them. And he adds that it is like mooses whose antlers fall off so that they get new ones which are better and stronger. Lola says, 'But I am not a moose!. It's my wobbly tooth and I want to keep it ... wobbly.'
Then Lotta comes along and says that she had a tooth fall out and in reply to Marv's question asking what did she get, she replies that the tooth fairy visited in the middle of the night and left her a coin. With the coin she bought a toy chicken for her farm.
Lola's perception of losing her wobbly tooth changes as she asks, 'Why didn't somebody tell me this before?' And she adds that she would want a toy giraffe. Then she tries to get her wobbly tooth to fall out! 'Keep wobbling it,' says Lotta. 'Twist it,' says Marv. Charlie says, 'Keep wobbling, Lola.'
Eventually it is out and then she puts it under her pillow and eagerly awaits her giraffe. But disaster strikes for, as she decides to wash and polish her tooth before going to sleep, she finds it missing, 'My tooth is completely GONE,' she screams.
Charlie and Lola's search reveals nothing so Charlie suggests she just go to sleep and have really happy dreams to make her smile so that the tooth fairy will realise she has lost a tooth. And, you know what, it worked, for in the morning there was a coin, with which Lola purchased her toy giraffe.
Lola, Charlie and Lotta play with the giraffe and the chicken and then Lola realises she needs a goat. 'We need more wobbly teeth.' says Lola but try as they might, they have none ... aah!
December 18, 2012
Our girls love the Charlie and Lola series on TV, so when they pick out one of the Charlie and Lola books by Lauren Child, I put on my best English accent and try to mimic their voices. The stories are fun and our girls love the characters.
This is a good story that will help to prepare a young child to lose a baby tooth and introduces them to the tooth fairy. We enjoyed reading this story together and our girls didn't groan too much at my attempt to sound English.
This is a good story that will help to prepare a young child to lose a baby tooth and introduces them to the tooth fairy. We enjoyed reading this story together and our girls didn't groan too much at my attempt to sound English.
October 1, 2014
Lola's wobbly tooth falls out and she puts it under her pillow. The tooth fairy leaves some money for the tooth and Lola bought a toy giraffe.
January 26, 2019
I love it
January 16, 2024
my sons face when i read this the first time was a picture. he obviously didnt know about loose teeth and the tooth fairy prior to me reading!!
August 16, 2012
In Japan, there is no tooth fairy. We just throw our baby tooth on the roof or under the floor to pray our adult tooth will be good and strong.
March 25, 2018
Cutest little story with a complimentary CD.
Ah, this was one of my honest favourite shows, if not THE FAVOURITE show of my childhood. The unique art and escapades become even more genius and endearing as you grow in knowledge and age. Charlie & Lola are honestly the cutest siblings you will ever meet and their little-mismatched world is so enchanting. He is such a good big brother and is definitely #BrotherGOALS + #SIBLINGGOALS
Took me about 15 minutes in total to read. Hope to pass this book/tv series onto my grand/children too...
Ah, this was one of my honest favourite shows, if not THE FAVOURITE show of my childhood. The unique art and escapades become even more genius and endearing as you grow in knowledge and age. Charlie & Lola are honestly the cutest siblings you will ever meet and their little-mismatched world is so enchanting. He is such a good big brother and is definitely #BrotherGOALS + #SIBLINGGOALS
Took me about 15 minutes in total to read. Hope to pass this book/tv series onto my grand/children too...
May 14, 2025
I'm not personally familiar with Charlie and Lola ... but I enjoyed this little story. I thought it follows a child's thought process quite well. Not wanting to lose teeth, even when told that it's all natural and new ones will be coming in. Changing to wanting it to come once one realizes there is money (from the Tooth Fairy) involved. Accidentally losing said tooth. What treasures one would buy with tooth fairy money ... are more teeth wobbly?
Interesting illustrative style.
Fun title.
Interesting illustrative style.
Fun title.
July 10, 2017
Lola is like a tiny British Yoda. I enjoy her convoluted sentences.
June 26, 2018
Great for those who are beginning to loose their teeth.
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April 3, 2022100 love it
October 15, 2008
This is the first book I read for Lauren child. I was very excited because of what my friends said about her books. Also one of my friends sent me her site and it was very well presented.
I read this story quickly and, my first impression, I thought that all the characters in this book were girls!
I did not realize that the character wearing white shirt with blue sleeves was actually a boy until I moved to the next book. I was wondering which books are about charlie? Then I went back to this book and looked at all the pictures again and asked my daughter if Charlie can be a girl's name and she said no!
I looked at all the pictures of Charlie to see what made me think he's a girl....at first, I thought his ears were hair bows...his pants/jeans was rolled up (I never thought a boy would wear pants like that)...and the name Charlie on his shirt could be her name or the name of her best friend....to me the character Charlie looked like a teenage girl!
The other thing I did not like about this story is the use of the "tooth fairy" story/concept. We tell our children it's bad to lie and then we lie to them and put money under their pillow and tell them it's from the tooth fairy and when they grow older we tell them tooth fairies are not real, but still they can't lie?!
What I liked about this book is the illustrations, the colors, and how they inserted pictures of real apples, real coin, toys, and fabric in some of the drawings.
I read this story quickly and, my first impression, I thought that all the characters in this book were girls!
I did not realize that the character wearing white shirt with blue sleeves was actually a boy until I moved to the next book. I was wondering which books are about charlie? Then I went back to this book and looked at all the pictures again and asked my daughter if Charlie can be a girl's name and she said no!
I looked at all the pictures of Charlie to see what made me think he's a girl....at first, I thought his ears were hair bows...his pants/jeans was rolled up (I never thought a boy would wear pants like that)...and the name Charlie on his shirt could be her name or the name of her best friend....to me the character Charlie looked like a teenage girl!
The other thing I did not like about this story is the use of the "tooth fairy" story/concept. We tell our children it's bad to lie and then we lie to them and put money under their pillow and tell them it's from the tooth fairy and when they grow older we tell them tooth fairies are not real, but still they can't lie?!
What I liked about this book is the illustrations, the colors, and how they inserted pictures of real apples, real coin, toys, and fabric in some of the drawings.
December 26, 2015
My daughter and I love the Charlie and Lola books! Lola reminds me a bit of Eloise from the tv series Eloise.
This one was a gift to my daughter....the day she lost her first tooth we went into town to the book store and picked out this book which I thought was really cool considering she had just lost her first tooth and so did Lola.
I loved that they decided they needed more wobbly teeth to get more animals for the farm at the end of the book....my youngest son did that when he was little and we joked about him yanking his teeth out to get the Tooth Fairy to visit. So it was funny to me to see it here in the book.
I also like the fact that Charlie is very tolerant of his little sister and never seems to be upset with her. He's a good brother! Maybe a bit unrealistic but its nice for the story.
These are fun and simple books to read. I like the illustrations and the way they take the simple drawings and add in real items to complete the picture. I would definately recommend Lauren Child's books for young readers or read outloud time as well.
This one was a gift to my daughter....the day she lost her first tooth we went into town to the book store and picked out this book which I thought was really cool considering she had just lost her first tooth and so did Lola.
I loved that they decided they needed more wobbly teeth to get more animals for the farm at the end of the book....my youngest son did that when he was little and we joked about him yanking his teeth out to get the Tooth Fairy to visit. So it was funny to me to see it here in the book.
I also like the fact that Charlie is very tolerant of his little sister and never seems to be upset with her. He's a good brother! Maybe a bit unrealistic but its nice for the story.
These are fun and simple books to read. I like the illustrations and the way they take the simple drawings and add in real items to complete the picture. I would definately recommend Lauren Child's books for young readers or read outloud time as well.
November 16, 2013
Both of my children loved this book. However, it was especially nice for my daughter to be able to relate to someone else being afraid of losing a tooth. Charlie and Lola books are so fun to read. I've never seen the tv show so can't compare it to that. However, I think that Charlie and Lola are both great characters for children to read about. Charlie is a great older brother. And Lola is so fun and passionate. These books are favourites in our house.
December 6, 2016
Lola is insistent that her wobbly tooth must never fall out, but when she finds out there's a Tooth Fairy involved if it does...
I don't know why many of my most potent memories -- good or bad -- revolve around my teeth, but I definitely remember the thrill of losing a tooth and leaving it under the pillow (or a note when you should happen to lose your tooth on the front lawn). This is another solid C&L selection.
I don't know why many of my most potent memories -- good or bad -- revolve around my teeth, but I definitely remember the thrill of losing a tooth and leaving it under the pillow (or a note when you should happen to lose your tooth on the front lawn). This is another solid C&L selection.
April 26, 2013
I read this book with a 2nd grade child who is working on her reading skills. Both the student and I enjoyed the story. The story was interesting, humorous, and it flowed smoothly. I am not familiar with Lola and Charlie, but I did enjoy this tooth fairy story.
April 6, 2014
Usually I hate books based on TV shows, but this one was an exception. It was a nice conversation starter about how baby teeth fall out. If you are a stickler for grammar skip this one, but the dialog is spot on for how real children speak.
February 14, 2015
Smiling dream...brilliant! I swallowed my tooth as an 8-year-old and found coins in my shoe, which seemed to make sense for a swallowed tooth. If I'm ever in the situation with a missing tooth again, I'll use the smiling dream for sure.
June 28, 2008
This wasn't, in my opinion, one of the better Charlie and Lola stories.
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July 28, 2011Brilliant book for young kids. The inventive illustrations and text makes any Charlie and Lola book a firm favourite of my six year old.
February 14, 2012
This was one of my favorite Charlie and Lola books.
April 16, 2008
My favorite Charlie and Lola
July 30, 2011
I ADORE Charlie and Lola! Child is a genius!
April 23, 2018
"It"s not never coming out" changes to wanting them all out when Lola learns about the tooth fairy. Like all Charlie and Lola stories, this is very cute and engaging for young children. .
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