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Meet Lola Dutch! Created by long-time Etsy sensation Sarah Jane Wright and her husband Kenneth, this delightfully creative character is perfect for fans of Eloise, Fancy Nancy, and Olivia.
Lola Dutch is a delightfully creative girl who is bursting with grand ideas.
From the best ways to serve breakfast -- an elegant feast! -- to the ideal sleeping spot -- a majestic blanket fort, of course! -- Lola is inspired all day long.
Her dear companion Bear sometimes says she is just too much , but Lola is rich with imagination and originality, which even Bear will agree is AMAZING.The unstoppable Lola Dutch is about to show you how to make every day grand and full of fun. You'll love her so much !
Inspired by their own four gorgeously feisty children, Sarah Jane and Kenneth Wright are thrilled to introduce the unstoppable Lola Dutch and her fresh, fun, commercial, character-driven series.
Author Notes
Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright live in Utah with their four uniquely intense children. In 2008 Sarah Jane opened a simple online shop that has since grown into a worldwide business with art prints, fabrics, wallpaper, puppets, and illustrated children's books. Kenneth is a full-time educator and history teacher. Together Kenneth and Sarah Jane share a ridiculous number of hobbies. On any given day at the Wright house you'll see treehouse building, pastry making, spontaneous musicals, and kids tucked into cozy nooks, reading stacks of books on EVERYTHING. This is their first picture book together.
www.sarahjanestudios.com
www.loladutch.com
@sarahjanestudios (Twitter and Instagram)
@loladutch (Instagram)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Lola Dutch is a creative and imaginative girl filled with grand ideas. When Lola and her friends, Pig, Crane, Gator, and Bear need breakfast, Lola doesn't settle for plain toast. She prepares a feast of grits, pastries, and crepes. When Lola and her friends get creative one afternoon, they don't just paint pictures of houses and rainbows. Instead, they create their own masterpieces using inspiration from artists like Monet, Picasso, and van Gogh. Through it all, Bear is always the voice of reason reminding Lola she is just a "little bit much." The predictable text structures and patterns of this story makes the text flow well for young readers. The pencil-and-watercolor illustrations add an additional whimsical effect to an already imaginative story. VERDICT Young readers will love this innovative protagonist and her fanciful ideas.-Jennifer Bludau, La Grange Independent School District, TX © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In their first collaboration, spouses Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright (I Heart You) introduce Lola Dutch, who "is a little bit much." Rocking a pink tutu and a megawatt smile, she sails down the bannister in her elegant home (landing on her caregiver, Bear) and announces, "Today is going to be amazing! I'm just bursting with ideas!" Lola overrules Bear's suggestion that they start the day with tea and toast, and instead prepares a lavish breakfast for her pals Gator, Crane, and Pig. At the library, art books ignite Lola's imagination, and back home she creates stylized versions of eight masterpieces, including Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, which she paints on the ceiling. In an abrupt turnabout, Lola's too-much-isn't-nearly-enough attitude gets the best of her at bedtime. "This is all too much!" she wails before concluding that all she needs is Bear's love. Sara Jane Wright's gouache and watercolor pictures bring a chic elegance to each page, but with a plot that mostly tracks Lola's shifting enthusiasms, she winds up a heroine in search of a story. Ages 3-6. Agent: Emily van Beek, Folio Literary Management. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
With companions Bear, Gator, Pig, and Crane, little girl Lola Dutch makes everything from breakfast to bedtime a creative adventure. Among her feats: imitating the works of artistic masters and building a grand "castle" (blanket fort). Lola's big ideas will appeal to fans of Falconer's Olivia. The illustrations--in cheery pastel hues punctuated by pops of bright color--capture the enchanting chaos of Lola's world. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
