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Olive, the Other Reindeer
Olive is merrily preparing for Christmas when suddenly she realizes "Olive... the other Reindeer... I thought I was a dog. Hmmm, I must be a Reindeer!" So she quickly hops aboard the polar express and heads to the North Pole. And while Santa and the other reindeer are a bit surprised that a dog wants to join the their team, in the end Olive and her unusual reindeer skills...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 1997
by Chronicle Books
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2.5 - This is pretty cute in a few ways. First, the illustrations really help the story along because Olive is just too darn cute. Second, her hearing "All of the other reindeer", yet really hearing "Olive, the other reindeer" makes the story so much fun to read. We both cracked up when I read that part.
How Santa fixes the whole 'dogs can't fly' thing is just awesome. Everyone's seen illustrations of reindeer flying, it's in all of our brains, but who has ever seen the reindeer flying through t...more
How Santa fixes the whole 'dogs can't fly' thing is just awesome. Everyone's seen illustrations of reindeer flying, it's in all of our brains, but who has ever seen the reindeer flying through t...more
The setting is Chritmas Eve. Story sbout s small bsshful dog. Upon hearing the song Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer she misunderstands the words "all of the other reindeer" as Olive the other reindeer. To which she rushes off using public transportation to get to Santa in time to go on Santa's yearly trip. Despite his reservations on her ability to fly her let's her tag along on the trip riding on the sleigh. We're taken on an adventurous journey of trouble and near disaster, but Olive saves the d...more
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Dec 21, 2011
Candice
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Sophie - when she is older
Shelves:
picture-books
I read this as a Tumblebook. Check your library's web page to see if it offers Tumblebooks. These are books that you can read online and they are delightful! This is the story of Olive the dog who, when she hears Christmas music thinks that "All of the other reindeer..." is really "Olive, the other reindeer." Olive sets off for the North Pole to help Santa deliver Christmas gifts to all the good little boys and girls. Along the way, her special talents come into play and she makes sure that Chri...more
Dec 14, 2009
Mary Drew
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
2 to 5 year olds
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illustrations caught my eye
11) Walsh, V.; Seibold, J.O. (1997). Olive, the Other Reindeer. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
(Ages 2-5) While singing “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Olive hears the words: “Olive, the other reindeer,” and knows she must help Santa with his sleigh. Even though she is only a dog, Olive really does save the day, using the special talents only dogs have. The colorful, blocky illustrations are what caught my eye when choosing this book. The story is bright enough to be an antidote to the usual...more
(Ages 2-5) While singing “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Olive hears the words: “Olive, the other reindeer,” and knows she must help Santa with his sleigh. Even though she is only a dog, Olive really does save the day, using the special talents only dogs have. The colorful, blocky illustrations are what caught my eye when choosing this book. The story is bright enough to be an antidote to the usual...more
This is the story of 'Olive the Other Reindeer',a small, shy dog. It is set on Christmas Eve, with olive hearing the song 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer', on her radio, she mishears it as 'Olive the other Reindeer', instead of 'all of the other reindeer'. After this epiphany, she rushes off to report to Santa (via public transport)arriving just in time to embark on Santa's yearly journey. Despite his reservations(due to her inability to fly), Santa invites Olive onto the sleigh. We are taken on...more
Not only is this a solid story and the illustrations pack the pages with a joyful style, but the book's thoughtful design is wall-to-wall. Instead of limiting their cheekiness to in between the title page and "The End," Vivian Walsh's and J.otto Seibold's combined charm pops up on the slip cover (check out the bios), the end papers, and even the bar code comes with a saucy message.
The story is another version of how an individual's differences can be valuable to the group even though their oute...more
The story is another version of how an individual's differences can be valuable to the group even though their oute...more
Jan 05, 2013
Linda
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
3+
Shelves:
picture-books,
theme-christmas
From a cute play on words ("Olive" mistaken for "All of") an entire story has evolved, which is very readable to small children - especially if they are dog lovers!
The artwork is fun, and was rendered on an Apple Mac, giving it a 'clean' edge modern feel but with a retro colour palette.
Check out the bar code - now go read It's a Book .....
The artwork is fun, and was rendered on an Apple Mac, giving it a 'clean' edge modern feel but with a retro colour palette.
Check out the bar code - now go read It's a Book .....
This is an absolute gem of a little Xmas book. The drawings are a quirky '60's style and the story is fresh yet familiar. The author has the ability to see with a child's eye, not patronizing, not sentimental, not cliched in any of the ways that books written for this time of year can tend towards.
If you are looking for a completely delightful book for the holidays, this is it!
If you are looking for a completely delightful book for the holidays, this is it!
Olive is a cute little terrier who mishears the song lyrics, “All of the other reindeer” as “Olive, the other reindeer.” She figures she is meant to go to the North Pole to join Santa’s reindeer. Santa and Comet aren’t sure why the small dog is there but give her a chance, and she saves the day by using her super-sniffer to guide the sleigh through the fog.
One of the cutest Christmas books ever! I was reading this at work and I just kept giggling! It's Christmas time and Olive the dog keeps hearing the song "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" and realizes that when it says "All of the other reindeer" what she hears is "Olive the other reindeer". So naturally she realizes she is not a dog but must be a reindeer! So cute!
When we first received this book, I didn't think much of it. But after numerous readings, I realize that it has stood the test of time. We pull it out every Christmas and enjoy the quirky illustrations and the funny story. We notice new things every time and laugh at the things we remember. It also has a good message that everyone can find a place to help.
This is a fun story about a little dog named Olive who mishears the classic Christmas Rudolph song, "Olive, the other reindeer..." and thinks, wow, I must really be a reindeer. So, she goes to the north pole to help Santa. And help she does, in her own doggie way! :-) Very cute and fun story but the illustrations were not exactly my cup of tea.
Olive the Other Reindeer is a fantastic little book. The pop-up version is phenomenally done, and the art style is slick, modern, and wonderful. It's very different from the TV special it's based on, and I'll admit to liking the TV special better, but the picture book is a wonderful source of inspiration.
My two older boys heard me reading this to my 3 year old this morning and wanted me to read it to them later. They both remarked how they loved to see the pictures the second time they heard it. The pictures are super cute and the story is as well.
Great find at the library.
Great find at the library.
My edition is a basic Scholastic pop-up. Maybe the one with endpapers and pop-ups would be better. But for me it felt clumsy, and the illustrations are definitely more appealing to some people than others. Read Eva's review for more good information that I agree with.
A fun and quirky book about a do named Olive, who when she hears the song about Rudolf, things it is talking about her when it says "All of the other Reindeer." Knowing that Santa must be missing her, she embarks on a journey to join Santa as "Olive, the other reindeer."
5 stars for the illustrations and story, but only 4 for the writing, which is a little stilted - as if there is actually a lot more story here, but it had to be condensed into a short picture book. It would be fun to expand on this during Christmas time story-tellings.
I found this book in my bookshelf. It is about a dog who is listening to the radio and she hears rouldof the red nose reigndeer but she thought it said Olive the other reigndeer so she went to the north pole and tried to blend in with the reigndeer.
This book was so cute and perfect for the holidays. It has such a clever and funny story-line with great pictures. The illustrations and how the pages are set-up really grab your attention. I would recommend this for first grade to third grade.
This is a great little Christmasy story. Perfect to read to your kids during the season. It's not often that you see a young dog getting confused into thinking it's a reindeer. It'll make you smile and possibly laugh. It's definitely a fun read.
Such a cute story but the illustrations are so ugly that it really detracts from the story. In my opinion illustrations are what make or break a children's book. If you combined this story with a good illustrator it would phenomenal.
Olive thinks he is reindeer so he goes to the North Pole to join Santa and his crew. They all know he isn't a reindeer but let him ride along anyway. Olive actually saves Christmas by helping Santa and the reindeer and their trip.
This is one of my daughter's favorite Christmas books. Told with lots of humor, Olive thinks that she is the reindeer Santa is referring to when he says, "All of (Olive) the other reindeer" so she goes off to find Santa.
Although Olive is a dog, he becomes one of Santa's reindeer! He has several unique qualities about him that help our Santa when they encounter problems. Great book to read around the holidays, and talking about our strengths.
Dec 16, 2009
Kaylynn
is currently reading it
December 16 2009
This book is so cute I like how Olive says Olive the other reindeer instead of all of the other reindeer.I think Olive is a really good friend because when Santa dropped the gumballs Olive helped him.
This book is so cute I like how Olive says Olive the other reindeer instead of all of the other reindeer.I think Olive is a really good friend because when Santa dropped the gumballs Olive helped him.
Came across this book as a young adult and my boyfriend (now husband) gave me a copy for our first Christmas together. Now I love reading this to my own children. The illustrations are beautiful and the story very cute.
A great book to introduce a play on words. From the song, "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer", Olive thinks she is the other reindeer ("Olive the other reindeer"). As we all know, dogs can't fly like reindeer can, but Olive is able to find a way to help with her special talents. Like Olive, there are many students who want to help, but might not necessarily have what they need to help in the most obvious way. But, everyone has talents and everyone can help in their own special way!
The story of Olive, a dog who mistakes herself for a reindeer, is cute but not overly memorable. I'm not a huge fan of the illustrations, but this is a nice addition to the holiday picture book reading repertoire.
I didn't like this book very much. I found the illustrations unattractive and I didn't much care for the story. I wanted to like it, because a very dear friend gave it to my child, but I just couldn't like it.
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Jan 13, 2010 11:21am