Lost-But-Not-Least Lola and a Knot the Size of Texas

Reviewed by: Phyllis Fuchs - Curti Memorial Library, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 7, 2017

Review

School Library Journal calls this fourth in a series of Last-But-Not-Least stories about Lola "A great choice for early chapter book readers." It is cheerful and made more so by the plentiful and comic pen on paper drawings which appear on every double page spread. The title refers to a knot in Lola's curly hair which Lola vigorously resists brushing out and, yes, this series is for girls and the plot is a slight one involving Thanksgiving, which grandmother bakes the best pumpkin pie and Lola feeling she is always getting into trouble. The story does move right along and readers will get to know a few of Lola's classmates who are all listed alphabetically on the last page of the book with the final entry being Lola Zuckerman. Lola may not quite be the up-to-date heir to Beverly Cleary's Ramona as Booklist suggests, but she will have fans among the about six to nine year old readers of this series.

Overall Book Score: good