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Pudding Now Please

By Lauren Child

Lotta and Lola discover why “Pudding now please!” causes a surprisingly tricky manners muddle.

humorous · charming · insightful

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Average 4.43, from 7 readers

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Pudding Now Please brings Lauren Child’s trademark wit, lively dialogue and gloriously particular child-sized logic to a new friendship between Lola and Lotta. Its cheerful exploration of kindness, greetings and ‘goodish’ manners invites children to laugh at the rules while thinking about why they matter. A bright, chatty choice for sharing aloud, especially with children who have strong opinions about pudding... and even stronger opinions about waiting for it!

Genres

Humour Friendship/Family

What is Pudding Now Please about?

Lotta and Lola, two lively and talkative friends, explore the world of kindness and 'goodish' manners. They discuss the importance of greetings like 'hello' and 'thank you', and ponder why saying 'Pudding now please!' might not be considered polite. Through their playful conversations, they learn about the nuances of polite behaviour.

About the author

Lauren Child is a brilliant British author and illustrator, best known for creating the much-loved Charlie and Lola books. She has also written the Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort series. Lauren’s stories are full of fun, clever ideas, and lively pictures that encourage children to use their imagination and enjoy reading.

Discussion ideas around Pudding Now Please

Goodish manners: What do you think makes a manner ‘goodish’, rather than simply good or bad?

The power of words: How can words such as ‘hello’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ change the way a conversation feels?

Lola and Lotta: How are Lola and Lotta alike, and how do their different ideas make their conversation more interesting?

Waiting for pudding: When might it be reasonable to ask for something straight away, and when might waiting be the kinder choice?

Kindness in everyday life: What small, kind things can people do at home, at nursery or at school that do not need special words?

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

First published

2026

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