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Charlie & Lola Books in Order

Charlie & Lola by Lauren Child contains 70 books, published between 2000 and 2018. The first book is I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (2000) and the newest is A Dog with Nice Ears: Featuring Charlie and Lola (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
70
Published
2000–2018
Pages on record
726 in 29 of 70 books
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Charlie and Lola are a brother and sister, and Lauren Child has made 70 catalogued books around them. I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (2000) is the first. Later titles include I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (2001), I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (2003), But Excuse Me That Is My Book (2005) and We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog (2005). Picture books, sticker books and school stories all sit in the run, which closes at A Dog with Nice Ears (2018).

How many Charlie & Lola books are there?

Charlie & Lola has 70 books, released between 2000 and 2018.

Charlie & Lola Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 70 Charlie & Lola books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child, book 1 of the Charlie & Lola series (2000)
  2. Cover of Charlie and Lola's Actions by Lauren Child, book 3 of the Charlie & Lola series (2000)
  3. Cover of I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed by Lauren Child, book 4 of the Charlie & Lola series (2001)
  4. Cover of I Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child, book 5 of the Charlie & Lola series (2003)
  5. Cover of We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog by Lauren Child, book 6 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  6. Cover of But Excuse Me That Is My Book by Lauren Child, book 7 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  7. Cover of I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won by Lauren Child, book 8 of the Charlie & Lola series (2005)
  8. Cover of My School Play Sticker Stories by Lauren Child, book 9 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  9. Cover of I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing by Lauren Child, book 10 of the Charlie & Lola series
  10. Cover of I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring by Lauren Child, book 11 of the Charlie & Lola series
  11. Cover of My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out by Lauren Child, book 12 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  12. Cover of Snow Is My Favorite and My Best by Lauren Child, book 13 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  13. Cover of Whoops! But It Wasn't Me by Lauren Child, book 14 of the Charlie & Lola series (2006)
  14. Cover of Boo! Made You Jump! by Lauren Child, book 15 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  15. Cover of Charlie and Lola's Opposites by Lauren Child, book 16 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  16. Cover of My Completely Best And Very Busy Book by Lauren Child, book 17 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  17. Cover of But I do know ALL about chocolate by Lauren Child, book 18 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  18. Cover of My Picnic Sticker Stories by Lauren Child, book 19 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  19. Cover of I'm Really Ever So Not Well by Lauren Child, book 20 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  20. Cover of Sizzles Is Completely Not Here by Lauren Child, book 21 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  21. Cover of Charlie and Lola's Colours by Lauren Child, book 23 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  22. Cover of Charlie And Lola's Animals by Lauren Child, book 24 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  23. Cover of Say Cheese! by Lauren Child, book 25 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  24. Cover of This Is Actually My Party by Lauren Child, book 26 of the Charlie & Lola series (2007)
  1. 1
    I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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  2. 2
    My Very Busy Sticker Book2000 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200016
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  3. 3
    Charlie and Lola's Actions2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  4. 4
    I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    I Am Too Absolutely Small for School2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200332
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  6. 6
    We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog2005 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200532
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  7. 7
    But Excuse Me That Is My Book2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  9. 9
    My School Play Sticker Stories2006 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200616
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  10. 10
    I Absolutely Must Do Coloring Now or Painting or Drawing2006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200624
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  11. 11
    I Completely Must Do Drawing Now and Painting and Coloring2006 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200624
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  12. 12
    My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  13. 13
    Snow Is My Favorite and My Best2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  14. 14
    Whoops! But It Wasn't Me2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Boo! Made You Jump!2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  16. 16
    Charlie and Lola's Opposites2007 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200712
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  17. 17
    My Completely Best And Very Busy Book2007 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200764
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  18. 18
    But I do know ALL about chocolate2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  19. 19
    My Picnic Sticker Stories2007 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200716
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  20. 20
    I'm Really Ever So Not Well2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
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  21. 21
    Sizzles Is Completely Not Here2007 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200710
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  22. 22
    Can You Maybe Turn the Light On?2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  23. 23
    Charlie and Lola's Colours2007 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200712
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  24. 24
    Charlie And Lola's Animals2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Say Cheese!2007 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200734
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    This Is Actually My Party2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  27. 27
    My Completely Best and Very Busy Bookby Lauren Child2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    You Can Be My Friend2007 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200724
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  29. 29
    Look After Your Planet2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  30. 30
    Charlie And Lola's Things2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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Is there a chronological order for Charlie & Lola?

No separate chronological order is on record for Charlie & Lola, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Charlie & Lola books in order?

You should read the Charlie & Lola books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Charlie & Lola book also stands alone.

Where to start with Charlie & Lola

Start with I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charlie & Lola book?

A Dog with Nice Ears: Featuring Charlie and Lola (2018) is the newest Charlie & Lola book released so far.

Is there a new Charlie & Lola book coming?

No next Charlie & Lola book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Charlie & Lola at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Charlie & Lola title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Charlie & Lola books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
726 pages across the 29 of 70 books with a recorded length, a median of 24 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charlie & Lola books, 55 of 70, were published in the 2000s.

What the Charlie & Lola books are about

53 of the 70 Charlie & Lola books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers and sisters is tagged on 39 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lauren Child

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Lauren Child

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.