{"product_id":"i-am-wishing-every-minute-for-christmas-a-funny-holiday-picture-book-about-family-siblings-patience-and-the-advent-countdown-for-kids-ages-3-7-hardcover","title":"I Am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas: (A Funny Holiday Picture Book about Family, Siblings, Patience, and the Advent Countdown for Kids Ages 3-7) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLauren Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody has less patience for waiting than Lola . . . and no one exudes more joy when the day finally arrives! A surefire Christmas classic from the beloved creator of the Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean series. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins when the leaves start to fall in September. \"Christmas is soon!\" Lola happily declares. Luckily, Charlie, her ever-patient big brother, knows a few good diversions, like making a list of Christmas to-dos (things that make Christmas more Christmas. There's writing Christmas cards--enough for forty-four elves and Lola's imaginary friend, Soren Lorenson. There's finding an \u003ci\u003eextremelyish\u003c\/i\u003e tall Christmas tree, one almost as huge as a polar bear. There's the Advent calendar with twenty-four little doors--though, unfortunately, Christmas doesn't come faster if you open them all at once . . . With a sackful of warmth and wit and her signature dynamic collages, Lauren Child gifts children (and the child in us all) a Christmas story full of wonders both familiar and magical.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Child \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Small Person\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Absolutely One Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Dog with Nice Ears\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the hugely popular Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean series and a spin-off series of novels about Ruby Redfort. She is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eGray \u003c\/i\u003eby Laura Dockrill among other books. Lauren Child has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47550250549420,"sku":"9781536251715","price":29.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/9828\/1388\/files\/EydNSuHXaT9781536251715.webp?v=1790790686","url":"https:\/\/booksalong.com\/products\/i-am-wishing-every-minute-for-christmas-a-funny-holiday-picture-book-about-family-siblings-patience-and-the-advent-countdown-for-kids-ages-3-7-hardcover","provider":"Books Along","version":"1.0","type":"link"}