Children's Fiction, Humorous Stories

Olivia

Name: Olivia
Author: Ian Falconer
ISBN: 9781416980346

by Ian Falconer, Ian Falconer (Illustrator), Dame Edna

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Synopsis

Have fun with Olivia...

dressing up
singing songs
building sand castles
napping (maybe)
dancing
painting on walls
and—whew!—

going to sleep at last.

Publishers Weekly

Equal parts endearing and impetuous, Ian Falconer's acclaimed star, Olivia, appears in an unabridged board book version of the Caldecott Honor title. In our Best Books citation, PW wrote, "With a masterful use of black line, a minimum of details, a judicious use of the color red and a few choice words, Falconer invents an unforgettable porcine heroine." Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

About the Author, Ian Falconer

Stage designer and artist Ian Falconer didn't initially set out to write books for children, but an impromptu gift for his young niece became the adored Olivia series. "She's not really a bratty character, but she does get away with a lot," Ian Falconer admits in our video interview when describing the precocious piglet that stars in his bestselling books.