Stories for Growing
Cover of Lola at the LibraryAges 2 to 5
Good habits

Lola at the Library

Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Ages 2 to 5
About this age guidance

Kirkus: 2–5

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Recommended for showing a child’s enjoyment of books and a parent’s reading routine.

Lola looks forward to a familiar Tuesday outing. She prepares the books to return, joins library activities, and borrows more. The day ends with another routine she enjoys: a bedtime story with her mother.

Recommended by The Doctor and The Dad

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What children see in the story

A weekly library routine and a nightly story make reading a regular part of family life.

Why it’s on these shelves

Good habits
Every Tuesday Lola gets her backpack, library card and books ready, returns the old ones and chooses new ones. At night her mother reads her a bedtime story, part of her nightly routine.

Why pick it up?

Reading continues at home after the library visit.

A note for parents

A warm, predictable family routine dominates; no unwanted reward pattern is established.

Where this recommendation comes from

The Doctor and The Dad

Recommended for showing a child’s enjoyment of books and a parent’s reading routine.

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