{"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-lauren-child-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) -- Lauren Child, Hardcover","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536251715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Lauren Child","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49882262733028,"sku":"9781536251715","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781536251715.jpg?v=1789631126","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.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-lauren-child-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}