Hello, Sweetie Pie

Claude Dubois' inviting drawings lend to an appreciation of this very simple story of parental endearments, which embarrass a daughter when friends tease. She loves her parents and wonder if everyone has an affectionate nickname in this gentle picturebook story of a mouse and friends.

Lola is having a great first day of school until Lulu asks if she has a nickname at home. When Lola replies that her parents call her baby-cake, sweetie pie or fairy princess, Lulu and the other children can't stop laughing. But Lola soon learns that everyone from the police officer to the baker has a silly nickname. When Lulu makes a surprising confession, Lola learns an important lesson about sharing. Hello, Sweetie Pie is a delightful and entertaining tale of little hamsters is so well written by Carl Norac and illustrated by Claude Dubos that young readers will be able to instantly identify with these charming characters and easily absorb their life lessons.