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Charlie's little sister, Lola,

likes to stay up late
coloring and scribbling
and wriggling

and bouncing

and chattering.

Lola never gets tired.

How can Charlie

convince her it's

time

for

bed?

Laugh out loud at Lola's

imaginative antics,
but save a cheer for
kind, patient Charlie,
the big brother we'd
all love to have.

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®Copyright 2001 by Lauren Child

All rights reserved.

First U.S. edition 2001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 00-066682
ISBN 0-7636-1570-6
First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Orchard Books, London

10 987654321

Printed in Singapore
This book was typeset in Officina Serif Book and Badloc.
The illustrations were done in mixed media.
Designed by Anna-Louise Billson
Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140

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Sometimes I have to keep an eye on her.

Sometimes Mom and Dad ask me to try and

get her off to bed.

This is a hard job

because Lola likes to stay up late,

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Mom"Lola, says it is time for bed,"

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"But Charlie/' says Lola, "if I have strawberry milk,

the tigers will want strawberry milk too/'
"Tigers?" I ask. "What tigers?"

"The tigers at the table, Charlie.

They are waiting for their bedt'ITledrillh.
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because somebody is using my ti

toothbrush.

"But who would use your toothbrush?'' I ask.

Lola says, "I think it's that lion.

I saw a lion with my toothbrush

and now he's brushing his teeth with it."

"But isn't this your toothbrush, Lola?" I ask.

"Oh," says Lola, "he must be using yours."

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Then I say, 'Tou have to take
a bath. You look a bit grubby."

"Who says?'' says Lola.

"Mom does/' I say. "She's coming
to check in 0116 minute."

And then what do you think Lola says?

"But Charlie, I can't have a bath
because of the whales."
'What whales?"

I ask,

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the drain/' says Lola.
So I help Lola shoo

one
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drain.

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"Now, Lola/' I say. "Where are your pajamas?"
"I don't have any pajamas, Charlie," she says.

I say, "What about these under your pillow?"

"Those are not my pajamas," says Lola, shaking her head.

"Oh, no. Those pajamas belong to
two dancing dogs.

Well, do you think they
would let you just borrow

their pajamas?" I ask.

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"Maybe/' says Lola.

"But you will

have to call them on

the telephone and ask/'

And off I go to call the two dancing dogs.

tl They say the pajamas suit you better than them.

You can wear them whenever you like/'

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At last

Lola is ready for bed and I say,

"Now, Lola,

I have given three tigers

their strawberry milk

and

watched a lion

use my toothbrush

and

shooed one

whale

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Yes, yes, Charlie.

I'm hopping,

I'm hopping

Charlie . . . says Lola.

Oh, don't tell me/' I say.

I bet I can guess.

There's a huge hippopotamus

in your bed.

And do you
know

what Lola says?

"But I think there's one in yours/' says Lola,
as she snuggles under

her covers.

Good night, Charlie.
Good night, Hippopotamus/'

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Boston PubiiC Library.
Sale of this material benefited the Ubretry. to Bed is Lauren Child's seconc' L

*=:i: feature Charlie and Lola. The first, / Will
Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, was an
-^ Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal
Award Winner. Publishers Weekly called
^' it, "A delectable variation on the picky-
eater-themed tale," and said, "Apt not to
be satiated with one serving of this
appetizing fare, youngsters will never

not ever— pass up a second helping."

Also by Lauren Child:

Clarice Bean, That's Me
A Junior Library Guild Selection

An IRA Children's Choices Award Winner
A Highly Commended Title for

the Kate Greenaway Medal

A Smarties Bronze Award Winner

"A delightful new voice in children's

books . . . The writing is fresh and true . . .
and the illustrations are charming."

— Washington Post

Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting?

A Junior Library Guild Selection

In the hilarious sequel to Clarice Bean,

—That's Me, only Uncle Ted fearless firefighter
—and movie aficionado can be persuaded

to look after Clarice Bean and family while

Mom and Dad are away.

©Jacket illustration copyright 2001

by Lauren Child

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Printed in Singapore

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