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Olivia (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Ian Falconer
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Children's book, Age 4-8, Picture books, Pig |
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Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
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Author: Ian Falconer
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. in: October, 2000
ISBN: 0689829531
Pages: 40
Measurements: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00429
Other information: Library Binding edition
ISBN-13: 978-0689829536
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Olivia is a young, energetic pig who "is good at lots of things." She likes to run, play dress-up, build sand castles, and scare her little brother away. In fact, Olivia has so much energy, that her mother finds it hard to get her take a nap during the day. Like most children, Olivia has bigger and better things to do than worry about a little sleep, especially when she could be at a museum looking at her favorite picture. Also like other children, Olivia gets inspired and decides to paint a picture on her own bedroom wall. All her adventures during the day make Olivia a typical child. Before the end of the day, Olivia really wears out her poor parents. As a tradition in many families, Olivia's mother still finds the strength to read her a few books before bedtime. And when all is said and done, her mother still loves her anyways.
Like many children, Olivia is into many activities and uses her energy to the full extent. This book allows children to feel comfortable and secure in knowing that they can play all day, make mistakes, and wear their parents out without losing their love. It provokes children to be energetic and creative while enjoying the tales of lovable pig who inspires them to play and create.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8.
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Ian Falconer is a painter and illustrator whose illustrations have graced many covers of The New Yorker magazine. In addition, he has designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, among others. Olivia is his first children's book. Mr. Falconer lives in New York City.
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Have fun with Olivia...
1. dressing up
2. singing songs
3. building sand castles
4. napping (maybe)
5. dancing
6. painting on walls
7. and - whew! -
going to sleep at last.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-26 00:00>
What a nice little book for kids. No big bad wolves. No mean kids. No mean grown-ups. No one is abandoned or lost. No name-calling.
What a nice little book for grown-ups, with New Yorker artist Ian Falconer's kindhearted, eye-catching illustrations and perceptive humor that really feels like one parent talking to another (although I guess the character is modeled on his niece actually).
Just a cute portrayal of a happy little girl, highlighting some of the universal qualities found in happy little girls. Olivia likes to dance. Her mother let's her know that she loves her but is worn out by the end of a day with her. Olivia likes to go to the beach. She builds sand castles. She goes to the art museum and thinks about the paintings she likes. She gets in a little trouble trying to make her own home Pollock mural. She likes having books read to her at bedtime and enters intense negotiations concerning the appropriate number of books.
(I see that there are some sequels out. I'm a little nervous about checking them out. Whenever I see a kids book I like, it seems to be followed up by sequels that don't live up to mark set by the original, but we'll see.)
What I enjoyed most about this book is that it is an easy book for a parent to read in an interactive way. There are lots of opportunities to ask questions: What do you think Olivia thinking in this picture? How are you like Olivia? How are you different? And so on. Big thumbs up. |
Patrick Goonan (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-26 00:00>
I don't normally review children's books; however, this one is very special. The art is superb and the main character, Olivia, is as humorous, lovable, artistic and curious. She is quite precocious and even most adults will be charmed by her antics. I laughed out loud at several parts and enjoyed reading the book myself.
If you are trying to instill artistic or creative aspirations in your children, this is probably a good book to own. My understanding is that in subsequent books Olivia's personality is more controversial, but I haven't heard anyone complain about this one.
The later books I have seen in this series have been different than the original including a personality shift in Olivia toward being more mischievous and perhaps even "over the top" with respect to some behaviors that parents may not want to encourage in growing children. I suggest you read reviews of specific books before purchasing additional Olivia books if this is an area of concern.
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James Ferguson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-26 00:00>
It is amazing what a talented artist can do with the most simple aspects of life, when he finds the perfect persona for those actions. This book is a real treat, not only for pre-schoolers but adults as well. This just maybe the best children's book series since Harold and the Purple Crayon, drawing on the ordinary and making it into the extraordinary.
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Catherine Vodrey (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-26 00:00>
Ian Falconer has been kind enough, with his superb "Olivia," to give the reading public a new classic children's heroine. Nothing much happens to Olivia--a little tiny girl pig who seems to live both right next to an idyllic sandy beach and in New York City--yet she is such an enjoyable character study that the lack of plot and eventfulness is of no consequence.
Using an extremely spare palette of only black, white, and a sumptuous lipstick red, Falconer, renders Olivia with just a few swift lines and smudges, yet she is indelible and memorable. She is by turns snooty, curious, stubborn, exasperated, mischievous, cranky, and more. She is, in short, every little girl (indeed, every child) and grabs our hearts because she appears as a delicate little porker instead of a human. Somehow, that elevates Olivia out of the realm of the ordinary. Thank you, Ian Falconer!
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