<P> Charlie and Lola are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000 . They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters . Lola is an energetic, imaginative little girl; Charlie is her patient and kind big brother who is always willing to help Lola learn and grow . </P> <P> The first "Charlie and Lola" book was I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, published by Orchard Books in 2000 . The U.S. edition was published in the same year by Candlewick Press, with the title: I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato . Charlie and Lola's parents, as well as their friends' parents, are often mentioned, but never seen . </P>

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