Pudding Now Please: a new series from the creator of Charlie & Lola
Jul 2026 · Lotta and Lola Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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First in an absolutely new and original series from Charlie and Lola creator Lauren Child, starring Lola and her friend Lotta.
Meet Lotta and Lola! They are small and very chattery. TODAY, they are chattering about kindness and how to have goodish manners…
There's ‘hello’ and also ‘thank you’. There's ‘please’ and also ‘you’re welcome'.
And why isn't it goodish manners to say: ‘Pudding now please!’?
Well, maybe Lotta and Lola can help with that…
“Lauren Child is a star…” The Guardian
Meet Lotta and Lola! They are small and very chattery. TODAY, they are chattering about kindness and how to have goodish manners…
There's ‘hello’ and also ‘thank you’. There's ‘please’ and also ‘you’re welcome'.
And why isn't it goodish manners to say: ‘Pudding now please!’?
Well, maybe Lotta and Lola can help with that…
- First in a new and original series from award-winning author-illustrator Lauren Child
- A funny, delightful, distinctive picture book that explores the question of manners with humour and imagination.
- The perfect way to start a conversation with young readers, the books in this new series celebrate the power of communication.
“Lauren Child is a star…” The Guardian
First in an absolutely new and original series from Charlie and Lola creator Lauren Child, starring Lola and her friend Lotta.
Meet Lotta and Lola! They are small and very chattery. TODAY, they are chattering about kindness and how to have goodish manners…
There's ‘hello’ and also ‘thank you’. ...
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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.
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.
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 – an...
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