Lola's Books

Guess Who?
December 2009
Little Simon

In this adorable board book, kids can read the riddles and unfold the pages for a giant 14 x 14 inch surprise! The clues on each page hint to which furry, feathered and flippered friend wants to be their valentine.

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Boo Who?
August 2009
Little Simon

I ride my broom through the October sky,
and cackle at the moon that's hanging high.
Boo! Who am I?

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Please Pass the Manners
June 2009
Little Simon

Come along with funny farm animals as they learn table manners. As the flaps open up, the animals find out that learning about manners is a whole lot of fun! At the end of the book, kids can use the pull-out chart and stickers to keep track of their own table manners!

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Easter Surprises
January 2009
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Share these magically changing pictures and sparkling Easter goodies with your special Easter bunny!

In this charming Easter story, each alternating spread of this unique interactive format features a window that magically changes images with the pull of a tab. From pastel plastic eggs, out spill your favorite toys! An empty easter basket fills up with bright, colorful jellybeans and holiday chocolates! But the best Easter suprise of all is saved for the last page...having fun with your family and friends!

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Look Behind! Tales of Animal Ends
April 2008
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Read Look Behind! Tales of Animal Ends to learn the scoop behind… animal butts.

Look Behind! Tales of Animal Ends is now out-of-print. You can contact Lola for signed copies.

Did you know that animal butts are amazing?
They are!
Just like you, animals use their rear ends to stand, walk, bend, and sit.
But some animal rumps do so much more.
Who has a glowing butt?
Whose butt pops?
Which animal has a slimy butt?

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What’s That, Mittens?
April 2008
I Can Read (HPC)

Available in paperback!
Read What’s That, Mittens? to see what Mittens finds.

A big yard can be a lonely place for a little kitten. So when Mittens hears a scratching noise behind the fence, he has to see what is on the other side.

“The author skillfully integrates short exclamations and animal sounds into the text, moving the story along and adding sensory details within the early-reader format. Hartung's soft-focus watercolor illustrations imbue the appealing kitten and the big (but friendly) dog with a perky sweetness that will charm the youngest readers.” Kirkus, spring 2008

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Frankie Stein
January 2007
Marshall Cavendish

Available in paperback August, 2009!
Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Kevan Atteberry

Frankie Stein comes into the world on
a bright, sunny day.

He’s not at all like his parents.

They’re scary looking.
He’s cute.

They try to make him look like them.
They can’t.

But he does end up being scary
in his own way!

Awards

  • Children's Choice Book Award (L-2), 2008
  • Mockingbird Award, 2009
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Follow Me, Mittens
January 2007
I Can Read! books (HPC)

Available in paperback!
Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung

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Toolbox Twins
January 2006
Henry Holt and Company

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Melissa Iwai

Awards

  • 2007 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended List
  • 2007 Best Children's Books of the Year at Bank Street College of Education
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An Island Grows
January 2006
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Cathie Felstead

Awards

  • Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
  • 2006 Junior Library Guild Selection
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Mittens
January 2006
I Can Read! Books (HPC)

Available in paperback!
Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung

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Arrowhawk
January 2004
Henry Holt and Company

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska

Awards

  • 2006-2007 Young Hoosier Book Award for Picture Book
  • Recipient of the 2007 Nevada Young Reader Award for the Picture Book Category
  • 2007 Missouri's Show Me Readers Award
  • 2005 Zena Sutherland Awards for Best Text, Best Illustration and Best Overall Picture Book
  • Winner of the 2006 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
  • 2005 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12
  • Listed on The Best Children's Books of the Year 2005 by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2005 from the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Loose Tooth
January 2004
I Can Read! Book (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom

Awards

  • 2007 Garden State Children’s Book Award for Easy Reader
  • A 2004 Junior Library Guild Selection
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Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once A Flower Bloomed
October 2003
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Lindsay Barrett George

Awards

  • On The Texas Library Association’s 2 X 2 Reading List for 2004
  • 2004 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts by the Children’s Literature Assembly
  • Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Honor
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What’s Up, What’s Down?
January 2002
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Barbara Bash

Awards

  • Nominated for The Keystone to Reading Book Award 2003
  • One of the Best Children’s Books of the Year 2003 by the Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education
  • On The Texas Library Association 2 X 2 Reading List for 2003
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This Is the Rain
January 2001
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Jane Wattenberg

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This Is The Sunflower
January 2000
Greenwillow Books (HPC)

Written by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrated by Donald Crews

Awards

  • One of the Best Children’s Books of the Year 2000 by the Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education
  • Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award, 2000
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