Lauren's first "Charlie and Lola" book, "I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato" was published in 2001, and it won the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal. Lauren followed it up with "I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go To Bed" and "I Am Too Absoloutely Small For School". Needless to say, the Charlie and Lola (2005) TV series is getting its own accompaniment of books too.
The character of Lola was based upon an inquisitive little girl whom
Lauren Child encountered on a train, in Denmark. She was asking her
parents all sorts of questions, and Lauren's boyfriend translated the
conversation for her. Her imagination piqued, Lauren went away and
worked up a story about her...
