You Can Be My Friend

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$4.99 US
On sale Dec 27, 2007 | 24 Pages | 978-0-448-44840-4
Lola is excited because she is going to spend the afternoon with Morten, the little brother of Charlie’s best friend. Lola has planned out the entire afternoon with fun and games, but her hopes are dashed when she discovers that Morten is so shy he won’t even speak! Lola tries everything she can think of to get Morten to break out of his shell, but nothing does the trick. How will Lola and Morten have fun?
Lauren Child is one of today's most talented and innovative children's writers and illustrators. Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Kate Greenaway Medal, she is best known for creating the characters Clarice Bean and the BAFTA Award–winning Charlie and Lola. She is co-creator of The Princess and the Pea and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. View titles by Lauren Child

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Lola is excited because she is going to spend the afternoon with Morten, the little brother of Charlie’s best friend. Lola has planned out the entire afternoon with fun and games, but her hopes are dashed when she discovers that Morten is so shy he won’t even speak! Lola tries everything she can think of to get Morten to break out of his shell, but nothing does the trick. How will Lola and Morten have fun?

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Lauren Child is one of today's most talented and innovative children's writers and illustrators. Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Kate Greenaway Medal, she is best known for creating the characters Clarice Bean and the BAFTA Award–winning Charlie and Lola. She is co-creator of The Princess and the Pea and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. View titles by Lauren Child

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