This adorable Charlie and Lola biscuit garland is perfect for a party – the only treat the children won’t eat. Made from sturdy card, the garland is five metres long and costs £3.25 from The Pod Company. 

-long celebrations for Puffin Books. Guests and invitees, including Lauren “Charlie & Lola” Child, were treated to a special reading by the Children's Laureate, Anthony Browne, harking back to his early days of illustrating wrapping paper, accusations of plagiarism

with these funny pellets – and there was a miniature village for the guinea pigs. I loved Charlie And Lola's Best Bestest Play, and the adventure playground in the Playpen was awesome. The funniest thing was the sumo wrestler suits you could try on, but when you

We can't get enough of lovely Liberty print fabrics... Having already popped up this year decorating candle pouches, home and childrenswear at Bonpoint and Zara, we are now intrigued by the new summer collection of fabrics inspired by some of the best children's illustrators. The...

Picture Book Of The Year *Highly Commended*Slightly Invisible by Lauren Child Orchard Books, £10.99, 3+The inspiration for Lauren Child’s latest visit to Charlie and Lola land occurred at a book signing. “A little boy said to me, almost under his

, fantastic fashion shoots(Above):Best New Fashion Brand - HUCKLEBONES'Grand Designs'Photography - Tim MarsellaFashion - Linda McLeanFashion Assistants - Catherine Hudson & Helen TurnbullHair & Grooming - Claire Ray at Era ManagementModels - Caitlin and Lola

well written but not too taxing on holiday. A Rebus novel by Ian Rankin is hard to beat.Perfect holiday reading matter for children? We’re still at the Charlie & Lola stage, but I have no problem with that at all. Great books.Worst holiday nightmare? A

and Scouting for Girls. There are art activities, pirates adventures and hands-on den- and treehouse-building workshops, as well as a show (Charlie & Lola in 2010) – not to mention all the fun of being on a working farm with animals to feed, the cutest little

). Cost: £5 (adults), accompanied children under 15 are free. Shoreditch Townhall, 380 Old Street EC1V 9LT.LondonDiscoverDecember 4–January 2There’s a flurry of fun events happening at Discover over the festive season. There will be Charlie and Lola

’s phenomenally successful Charlie and Lola creations had a vibrant life in print long before they were turned into a funky television series.Lola is a cheeky preschool madam who always has a smart excuse to justify getting her own way. However, older brother