Here Comes Lolo
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series
For Lolo, every day's a new adventure. Whether it's earning gold stars at school or returning a lost ring, she's ready for anything. Follow along with Lolo as she learns lessons about sharing, being brave, and being a good friend.
In these easy-to-read stories, we meet the curious, fun-loving, adventurous Lolo, a girl living in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Woven with heart and humor, and illustrated with charming black-and-white drawings, these stories are perfect for the beginning reader.
In Here Comes Lolo, Lolo gets a gold star at school, longs for a cute floppy hat, finds a missing ring, and helps to rescue a dog, all with her trademark humor and quirky style.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this early reader collection, Daly introduces Lolo, an energetic black girl who lives with her Mama and grandmother Gogo, as she faces four everyday obstacles and employs creative thinking to find solutions. Through efforts to earn a coveted gold star for reading, losing out on a sought-after hat, finding the proper owner of a misplaced ring, and helping an abused pet, Lolo learns that hard work, compromise, honesty, and asking for help, respectively, will guide her through any situation. Daly's lessons are relatable and resonant, sowing seeds of compassion and connection between the reader and Lolo. Gogo is an especially appealing character, as she pragmatically encourages and shepherds Lolo through times of difficulty while never diminishing her granddaughter's feelings. The expressive black-and-white digital illustrations, which resemble classic line art la Amelia Bedelia, lovingly depict Lolo and her community. An endearing protagonist and clear thematic messages make this first in a series a winsome pick for early readers. Ages 5 8.