 Influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans.Lauren Child introduced Charlie and Lola in 2000 with "I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato" and won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for the year's most "distinguished illustration in a book for children".For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it one of the top ten winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation's favourite.