Read with Lottie - Review & Giveaway

Lottie Dolls have been on our radar for a while now. We first came across Fossil Hunter Lottie in the shop at The Natural History Museum in London and loved the concept of dolls that are fun yet educational. Then we discovered that Puffin had released a series of books featuring Lottie, Finn and some of their friends. So, when we were asked to review Lottie Dolls, we happily agreed because we just couldn't wait to read with Lottie!

If you take a look at the full Lottie Doll collection you will see that there are boy and girl dolls, as well as dolls with different hair and eye colours and skin tones. There is also a whole range of different accessories, so your doll could be anything from a ballerina to a fossil hunter. He or she could go fishing, ride a scooter or even gaze at the stars. The vision behind the dolls is that childhood should be an inclusive place and Lottie Dolls are designed to empower children to be themselves. The tagline Be bold, be brave, be you! is therefore very fitting.

Fossil Hunter Lottie

We chose a Fossil Hunter Lottie Doll to review because she was the first Lottie Doll we had come across and she had really captured our imaginations. At RRP: £21.99 she is one of the more expensive dolls. She has brown hair and eyes and comes dressed ready for some serious fossil hunting adventures. She wears a gilet jacket; polo shirt with fossil motif; cargo shorts; socks; boots; cap; and rucksack. The following accessories are included:

• Fossil hunting tools (magnifying glass, trowel and geology hammer)
• Four ammonite fossils
• Special collector cards about British female fossil hunter, Mary Anning
• Notable women in paleontology sheet

When we unboxed Lottie, my initial thoughts were about her appearance. I really appreciated that she is designed to look like a child, presenting a healthy body image. Her clothes are childlike and the boots mean she can stand up by herself. The Mini Reviewers were immediately fascinated by her accessories and, in particular, the fossils and fossil hunting tools. They took great delight putting everything in the rucksack and then taking it out again! Of course they wanted to take Lottie on an adventure straight away! So we did...

Lottie met some butterflies and dinosaurs, as well as having her own fossil hunting adventure using cloud dough at home.

Lottie's a ROARING success!

Read with Lottie

We have also had the opportunity to look at some of the Lottie books, here are our thoughts:

Lottie Stargazer Dress-up Sticker Book (RRP: £6.99) is a fantastic high quality space-themed sticker book with over 400 reusable stickers. Join Lottie and all her friends on their adventures as you dress them up whilst learning lots of fun space facts.

Lottie Solves A Mystery by Lucie Braveheart (RRP: £4.99), is recommended for readers aged 4-7 years old and makes a great first chapter book. Here's the blurb:

Lottie is on a quest! There is a mysterious beast on the loose on Branksea Island, and Lottie, Mia and Finn are determined to find it. But what exactly is this strange creature leaving footprints in the woods? Can the Branksea Adventurers' Club solve the mystery? 

Be bold, be brave, BE YOU!

Mini Reviewer, Izzie enjoyed following the familiar characters on their adventure to find the Branksea Beast. She particularly liked the twist at the end, which highlights the importance of conservation and protecting wildlife. Another chapter book, Lottie Braves A Storm, has just been released as well as an Adventure Journal, we look forward to reading these very soon!

  

Club Lottie and Giveaway - NOW CLOSED

Lottie has been a absolute hit in this house and we are already lining up accessories to add to our collection. We particularly like the look of the Brownie collection. As well as the new Lottie books of course! You can take a peek at the full range here.

If you would like to find out all the latest Lottie gossip you can sign up to Club Lottie here 

Until next time... HAPPY READING!

Kate and the Mini Reviewers xx

* We received a copy of Lottie Stargazer Dress-up Sticker Book and a Fossil Hunter Lottie Doll for the purpose of review. All opinions are as always our own. This post contains affiliate links. To find out more about the affiliate programmes we belong to click here.