Lola Dutch Kindle Edition

What a darling book! Lola Dutch and her friends are such bright, fun characters. Lots of fun details throughout. Our book came earlier this week and the kids have asked to read it every day since! We have an 8 year old girl, 4 year old boy and they both love it. Even 7 month old baby brother loves seeing the pictures. :) Really just such a great all-around fun and uplifting book that celebrates creativity, being yourself, and loving those around you. Reads like classic children's lit with just wonderful, charming illustrations and story.The book cover is also super detailed and fun. It has two characters (Lola Dutch and Bear) that you can cut out and play with and when you slip the book cover off, the backside/inside of the book cover reveals Lola Dutch's house! So you can cut out the characters and play with them and make up stories as you move them from room to room. We just cut ours out today and my four year old has loved making up his own little stories with them.Very highly recommend!

Lola Dutch is an absolute delight. I can’t tell you how much we’ve giggled with glee as we’ve read this book again and again over the past few days.The illustrations are so charming and we are a huge fan of Sarah Jane's work - we have several of her prints in our kids' rooms. But I think the most delightful part of the book for us has been the story by her husband, Kenneth Wright.Both of my kids love to create and draw and write and have huge imaginations, and I love that the main character Lola Dutch has a little group of animal friends that love her and support her creative endeavors in different ways - they jump in and start creating with her, and Bear is there offering quiet support. I had a really engaging discussion with my son yesterday (he's 11, and I didn't think he'd even care to read it, but he's read it as many times as my 7 year old daughter has) about how the sweet Bear is such a good, steady presence and loves Lola whatever she does - even if she makes a big mess creating her works of art. And then he compared the Bear to his dad and I and how we support him in what he tries to do. (which may have made me teary-eyed.) I love that he got it. That we make space for people to create and dream and be who they are, and we support each other with who we are.All that from a sweet little story about a girl with a fabulously big personality.

Delightful book! Very creative and fun to read. The art is absolutely fantastic.Lola Dutch is such a fun character. Shes "just a little bit much." We follow her through a day of her "muches." Her imagination runs wild as we follow her and her animal friends through breakfast, a library trip, and art project and bedtime. She definitely makes the most of her day! We love this book!

I have been a fan of Sarah Jane's art and illustrations for years. Her fabric has been used to make some of my daughter's most loved possessions. Her art decorates my daughter's walls. So when Sarah Jane announced that she was illustrating and co-writing a children's book with her teacher husband Kenneth (and that it would be a series), my heart skipped a beat!! I knew that it would be filled with whimsy, mischief, fun, and tenderness. And Lola Dutch is just that, and a little bit more! My 5 year old really enjoys the story and loves Lola's friends Gator, Pig, and Crane. But she adores Bear and so do I. Bear seems to be Lola's nannie, and you can tell he loves her very much. Such a beautifully illustrated story of a little girl full of creativity and a love of learning, and a curiosity of the world beyond! Lola Dutch may be a little bit much, but she's absolutely perfect that way! We can't wait for the next book!!Fun surprise in the dust cover of the hardback edition!

Love the story, the characters and the artwork!

Oh do we ADORE Lola Dutch! Maybe even a wee bit more than the average Bear but that’s only because we have our very own Lola Dutch in-house. This is a whimsical story about a whirlwind of a girl, the adventures filling her days, and her friends throughout. So far we’ve read this book maybe five or six times. My Lyla hasn’t grown tired of the story and we keep finding new things to discuss on practically every page. I love love love how much value this book puts on the arts and the artistic process. Lola Dutch has definitely not lost her spark. Her enthusiasm for the day-to-day 100% reminds me of my little people and I am sure that other readers will see shades of their little ones as well and me that’s what makes a really good story, when you can truly relate.I am fairly new to the talents of Sarah Jane Wright but my goodness is this a masterpiece. It’s wonderful how much each page enriches the storyline.I’m going to go ahead and say that this book is a must-buy.

We have been anxiously awaiting this book & are in LOVE with Lola Dutch!! We have been fans of the author and illustrator for 10 years now. She is so talented and creative and it shows in the beautiful artwork on every page. I can’t wait to gift these to friends and relatives. We are beyond excited that the book jacket comes off and as an added bonus it is a beautiful and sturdy backdrop for a little puppet theater! Brilliant and Beautiful are he best way to describe this book.Two thumbs way up!

Such a cute book, wonderful illustrations, a cute and easy to follow story line, a new favorite for our busy 3 year old girl!