Another tried and true Lola and Charlie story with an issue close to the heart of reading fans…fear of losing our best friend.  Lola and Lotta do everything together.  They play witches making spells.  They swap lunch items.  They observe the tadpoles in the school fishpond, imagining the tadpoles are playing hide and seek.  When Lotta is asked to show the new girl, Evie, around, Lola feels more and more left out…thinking she has lost her best best friend.  It soon becomes apparent to Lotta that Evie has trouble relating to the world of imagination and creative play (“I don’t think tadpoles play hide and seek.”)  Evie gravitates to another girl in the class as Lotta runs to play with Lola.  The author’s signature style of dealing with big life issues in a subtle and understated way, I believe,  allows the reader to be more focused on their own personal feelings and reactions to what they have just read.  Great discussion book.