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Hooray for Lolo
9781946395344
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series
Hooray! Hurrah! Hurray! for Lolo, the energetic, curious, and fun-loving girl at the center of Niki Daly's series of books for beginning readers. She's thoughtful, funny, and always ready for anything. Whether it's helping to babysit baby Bongi or learning all about the library, she's sure to do it with kindness and humor.
In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Hooray for Lolo follows Lolo as she explores her world, and the new adventures each day brings.
In Hooray for Lolo, Lolo gets angry with her best friend, finds a favorite library book, goes to the hospital, and helps to look after Baby Bongi.
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Pub Date:
May 2020
Praise For:
Hooray for Lolo
"The outstanding feature of this series of books is that very few books for children of this age (say 5 to 8 years) combine a highly readable tone and a feisty young character of colour." — International Board on Books for Young People, UK
"Lolo is thoughtful and caring and she is very good at considering the feelings of others. Each book would be wonderful picks for a learning setting, encouraging conversations about emotions and friendships. The books would be great for young readers 5 and upwards, who are becoming more independent at reading and would like to make the transition from picture books to chapter books. Great reads." —Mamma Filz Book Blog
"These books are part of a mini series for new solo readers starring young Lolo, a sparky young character who lives with her Mama and Gogo (gran) in South Africa. Both titles have four stories each being just the right length to consume in a single sitting. In the first book Lolo wins a longed-for gold star for reading, loses it, then gives it away; acquires a much-wanted, rather large hat; finds a lost engagement ring in the street; and reports a lost dog and in so-doing assists in the arrest of a thief. Along the way, helped by Niki’s delightful line drawings, we discover much about Lolo’s family life, her school life, her friendships and interests. In Hooray for Lolo, the friendship with best pal Lulu is threatened when Lolo thinks she hasn’t been invited to her birthday party; she becomes a member of the library and chooses her first picture book which subsequently goes missing; wakes up one day with tummy ache and ends up having an operation, and finally, discovers that baby-sitting Bongi is exhausting work.Sparkly stories all, with lots of gentle humour that will win Lolo lots of friends among young readers who are sure to enjoy making the acquaintance of this enormously engaging girl." — Red Reading Hub
"Lolo is a fun-loving, likeable character, whose experiences and dilemmas are typical of children her age. She considers the impact her actions have on others, making this a great book to promote discussion about emotions, empathy, kindness and friendship. Ideal for newly independent readers to increase their confidence, each page is illustrated with characterful black-and-white illustrations that bring the stories to life." — Book Trust (UK)
"Each Lolo book consists of four short stories, suitable for early readers moving onto chapter books. ..sweet, simple stories.. Punctuated by beautiful black and white drawings by the author" — Children's Books Ireland
"Bright and cheerful Lolo is the star of the show in this new chapter-book series from South Africa. [...] Young readers will find much to enjoy in this tale of a winning little girl and her family—hooray indeed!" — Kirkus Reviews
"With a simply written, graceful text and gray-scale pictures on nearly every page, these appealing stories are just right for children moving from beginning readers to chapter books." —Booklist
"This is a joyful book about simple things important to a child’s world with plenty of pictures and simple sentences." —Sonderbooks
"If asked 'Which books would be most suitable at early transition stage (approx. 6 to 7 years old)?' I would answer, 'That stage is when newly competent, but inexperienced, young readers need books they can read with ease. Books that are not threateningly long, that have a well-designed font for young readers, a generous mix of words and pictures on each page and, most importantly, are rewarding to read'. [Daly’s] books about Lolo fit this description perfectly. In addition, each story offers just the right amount of printed text for a newly self-reliant reader to tackle alone. Lolo's stories will be a delightful asset to any primary school bookshelf." —The School Librarian
Creators

Author: Niki Daly is a beloved illustrator and author from South Africa known for his exuberant illustrations and stories that speak to the heart of childhood. He's well-known in the industry to booksellers, librarians, teachers, and trade industry professionals and has won many awards for his work. These two easy readers (Here Comes Lolo and Hooray Lolo!) released simultaneously feature a young South African child in elementary school, Lolo, whose joys and conflicts are those all children experience. In Here Comes Lolo, she earns a gold star for reading, then loses it when it falls off her forehead, finds it, then must choose to be kind to the younger child who now thinks it is hers. Mama has been saving up to buy the hat Lolo really wants--but what will she do when her friend shows up at church wearing the hat instead? Lolo finds an engagement ring, then makes a new friend when she creates a poster to find the true owner. She helps rescue a dog whose owner is unkind and now has a forever friend in the dog. South African Lolo will be North American children's new best friend.