Lulu Loves the Library

Librarians and teachers are all too aware of the importance of having multicultural faces in books to reflect our multicultural population and all too aware that, unfortunately, many of these have been worthy and somewhat dull. With the wonderful Lulu books we have characters so exuberantly and joyously portrayed in words and pictures that the diversity is not what one first notices. If you have only just met Lulu you must also seek out Lulu Loves the Library, which you would expect a librarian to recommend, but this second outing is even better! We have a Dad being the carer and, more importantly, the book sharer, and we have Lulu being swept away by her imagination. Inspired by the books she loves, she can imagine herself anything from a fairy to a DIY expert. So we have positive role models for families, for girls and for all readers. Lulu can convince us all that books and stories are absolutely the best thing in the world. On a purely practical note I would also like to commend the publishers for the toddler proof quality of the book’s production and its perfect size for small hands to grasp. - Reading Zone

Lulu is a librarian’s dream. She comes to the library every Saturday with her dad, who will read her the books of her choice later at home. Each day, Lulu becomes one of the characters in the stories she enjoys. One day she is a sparkly princess, the next she is a traveller to exotic places and, on another, she dresses up and acts like a tiger in the jungle. Reading stories gives Lulu new ideas and each day we can see these ideas becoming visible in her play. After reading about friends, she plays ‘cafés’ with her friend Ben, sitting down for a cappuccino with their babies in buggies beside them. On reading Where the Wild Things Are, we see Lulu ‘making mischief’ as Max, the hero of the book. Well-read preschoolers may recognise some of the other books in the library too. This is a reflective story showing a close bond between Lulu and her Dad... The thoughtful attention to visual detail will not be wasted on the young.
- INIS

This should be given to every toddler to encourage them to enjoy their library visits. A lovely book and an endearing heroine. - www.parentsintouch.co.uk