It’s Field Day at Charlie and Lola’s school and each student is allowed to choose one activity in which to participate. Charlie, Marv, and Lotta all quickly find activities that they’re good at, but Lola struggles to find one to suit her. Lola eventually chooses the egg-and-spoon race and succeeds at it by really, really concentrating.

Charlie has this little sister, Lola, and together they have lots of extremely good adventures and do some very fun things. All Charlie and Lola fans will love this collection of five favourite stories, featuring Charlie and Lola, their friends Lotta and Marv and, of course, Marv's dog Sizzles!

A collection of five 'extremely' good stories all about 'absolutely' very important things like making friends, being independent and even taking part in your very first school sports day

Lola keeps calling for Charlie's help and each time, a concerned Charlie rushes in only to find that there is no real problem. Now that Charlie's on to Lola's game, he refuses to answer her calls. But what will Lola do when she really does need Charlie's HELP!?

Lola is going to the optician. She has decided that she absolutely MUST have glasses. Charlie says, ?You?ll only get glasses if you really, really need them.? But Lola says, ?I really DO need them, Charlie.?

Charlie and Lola love to play, but Lola says, 'I've won! I always win . . . always, always, always!' She can run faster than a speedy cheetah, bounce higher than a kangaroo and drink pink millk faster than Charlie. But when Charlie genuinely beats her in a race, it isn't long before Lola actually realizes that taking part is just as much fun as winning!

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.