A Dog with Nice Ears

Written and illustrated by Lauren Child

Part of the Charlie and Lola series

Lola dreams of the perfect dog, but her quest leads to unexpected choices.

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32 pages· 867 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· AD520L

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Bookroo's summary

Lola is obsessed with getting a dog, but her parents say no. With her brother Charlie, she imagines the perfect pet, one with a wiggly nose and puffy tail. As they navigate their parents' rules, will Lola's dream dog turn out to be something entirely different? Join the siblings on a whimsical adventure that explores the true meaning of the perfect pet.

From the publisher

Beloved siblings Charlie and Lola are back – on a quest to find Lola’s version of the perfect dog, which seems suspiciously un-doglike. At the moment, all Lola can talk about is dogs. She says she would like one more than anything you could think of. “More than a squirrel or an actual fox,” she says. Sometimes she pretends to be a dog. And sometimes she pretends that her brother, Charlie, is a dog. The two of them love to talk about what sort of dog they would choose if Mom and Dad didn’t always say, “ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS!” Dad says he’ll take Lola to the pet store to choose a rabbit, but Lola insists that she only wants a dog, an extremely furry dog with a wiggly nose, a puffy tail, and nice ears. . . . Fans old and new will cotton to this humorous Charlie and Lola adventure sure to please any child who ever longed for the ideal pet.

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