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A Little Bit Lola

Too Sandy to Be a Mermaid (A Little Bit Lola)

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2 March 2027
Pages
96
Publisher
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN
9781761219375
Genres and subjects

Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks) · Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories · Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

About Too Sandy to Be a Mermaid (A Little Bit Lola)

In this hilarious beachy adventure from the beloved A Little Bit Lola series, Lola needs someone, anyone, to play with her – so she decides to become a mermaid! She already has the brightest mermaid smile. Now all she needs to do is wash off a bit of sand … Lola’s family are at the beach, and Lola can’t wait to spend all day playing with her siblings. Except they're too busy! Emma is going swimming with Dad and Max is building a sandcastle, so Lola finds herself playing alone – again. But Lola has a plan. Mermaids have lots of friends, and there’s no better place to become a mermaid than the beach … This laugh-out-loud early-reader series is perfect for fans of The Princess in Black and Dory Fantasmagory. With decodable text, accessible design, and gorgeous full-colour art on every page, A Little Bit Lola is fun for the whole family and sure to spark a love of reading. PERFECT FOR: Kids aged 4 to 8, especially kids who love pink, sparkles, stomping in mud and dreaming BIG Parents, grandparents and carers looking for a funny, engaging series for emerging or newly independent readers Buyers seeking stories about modern family dynamics, sibling bonds and creative problem-solving Teachers and librarians wanting decodable texts with entertaining storylines Fans of Billie B Brown, Ella Diaries, Juliet the Vet and Willa and Woof MORE LOLA! The fun continues in these A Little Bit Lola stories: Too Big to Be a Fairy Too Small to Be a Giant Too Scared to Be a Knight Too Messy to Be a Princess

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Paperback
ISBN: 9781761219375 · Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
2 Mar 2027

Pages: 96

RRP
$12.99
Release status
Upcoming

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