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Olivia (Olivia)
by
Ian Falconer
Have fun with Olivia... dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, napping (maybe), dancing, painting on walls and - whew! - going to sleep at last.
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 2000)
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We've read other Olivia books, but for some reason, we never read the original. So we fixed that by borrowing it from the library. It was very clever book with unique black and whit illustrations accented with red. She is very similar to our youngest, especially when she has to try on all of her clothes, and when she doesn't want to nap! It's a fun book to read aloud.
This story was selected as one of the books for the March 2013 - 21st Century Picture Book Characters discussion at the Picture-Bo...more
This story was selected as one of the books for the March 2013 - 21st Century Picture Book Characters discussion at the Picture-Bo...more
Not only is this my kid's name, but the story is so fun. My own Olivia loves this one right now. Besides, she really wears me out at times, but I love her anyway. :)
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That my daughter is not the only one who wears people out!
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As picture books go, you can't do much better than the thoroughly charming "Olivia". The young pig is sure to endear herself to you with her winning personality and excess of sass. I have given this book as a gift many times and it has always been a winner. I have recommended it to countless people in the bookstore I work at and it has never failed me. The other books in the series are, for the most part, equally delightful, but none of them quite match the spirit of the first one for me.
Olivia, winner of the Caldecott Honor, takes home the prize with black, white and red color schemes, simplistic but fun drawings that carry the story so much farther than the text alone.
Written and illustrated by Ian Falconer, this book is another great example of personification, allowing children to see animals in a different light. Olivia is a piglet who “is good at lots of things.”
This book tells of her daily routines and of her adventures like going to the beach and highlights the relation...more
Written and illustrated by Ian Falconer, this book is another great example of personification, allowing children to see animals in a different light. Olivia is a piglet who “is good at lots of things.”
This book tells of her daily routines and of her adventures like going to the beach and highlights the relation...more
Do you have an energetic preschooler in your life? If so, you might want to check out
Olivia by Ian Falconer and No, David! by David Shannon from the church library. These
Caldecott Honor books portray two lively young children and the mischief they create.
Olivia tells of an imaginative and spirited little girl pig. The book’s inside cover invites
you to “have fun with Olivia…dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, napping
(maybe), dancing, painting on the walls, and – whew! – going to sl...more
Olivia by Ian Falconer and No, David! by David Shannon from the church library. These
Caldecott Honor books portray two lively young children and the mischief they create.
Olivia tells of an imaginative and spirited little girl pig. The book’s inside cover invites
you to “have fun with Olivia…dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, napping
(maybe), dancing, painting on the walls, and – whew! – going to sl...more
Olivia is a little pig who is full of energy and loves to do many different things such as singing and going to the museum. This book follows the many activities that Olivia does in a day and she is not afraid to try new things like painting a masterpiece or building a skyscraper sand castle. The author Ian Falconer made the text simple and brief so that he could chronicle all of the things that Olivia does, and there are many. The illustrations in the story are also simple and consist of the co...more
Genre: Realistic Fantasy Fiction
Review: Amazon.com Review
Olivia would be Eloise, if Eloise were a pig. She is good at singing 40 very loud songs and is very good at wearing people out. And scaring the living daylights out of her little brother, Ian, particularly when he copies her every move. She is also quite skilled at reproducing Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm #30" on the walls at home. When her mother tucks her in at night and says, "You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway,...more
Review: Amazon.com Review
Olivia would be Eloise, if Eloise were a pig. She is good at singing 40 very loud songs and is very good at wearing people out. And scaring the living daylights out of her little brother, Ian, particularly when he copies her every move. She is also quite skilled at reproducing Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm #30" on the walls at home. When her mother tucks her in at night and says, "You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway,...more
Open this book to get a glimpse into a day in the life of Olivia, a small piglet with a big personality. Whether it’s getting dressed in the morning, going to the beach or the art museum, creating a masterpiece, or playing with her little brother Olivia does everything with passion and energy. Most of all, Olivia is very good at wearing people out, especially herself!
Falconer’s spare text beautifully captures the spirit and outspoken style of Olivia. Written in third person present tense, most o...more
Falconer’s spare text beautifully captures the spirit and outspoken style of Olivia. Written in third person present tense, most o...more
Olivia is a fantastic children's book. I loved the illustrations, even though they were simple, they added so much character to the story. The way Ian Falconer used only the color red, incorporated with black and white brought Olivia to life. Children may not like the dullness, but I did. I chose this as my read aloud book because I think it was fun to read and much more excitement can be brought out when reading aloud. The story itself was fun, and humorous I found. Falconer did a good job in d...more
I really enjoyed Ian Falconer's illustrations in "Olivia". The illustrations are delivered in charcoal and gouache on paper. The cover of the book is simple with the title in bold lettering. Olivia, a little piglet is portrayed using white and gray media. Although most of the images are done in gray tones, the details are done in bright red so they really jump off the page. I enjoy how the illustrator chose red because it reveals Olivia's self esteem and her energetic personality. The images con...more
Olivia is a wonderful tale about a little piglet named Olivia. A narrator simply tells about Olivia’s life. He describes her likes, dislikes, and everyday activities. Olivia seems to have many talents and the narrator describes all of them. Olivia is wonderful at building sandcastles and recreates art she sees in the museum, even though her mother does not approve because it was on the wall. Olivia tends to do things that any child would, she complains at naptime, gets irritated at her little br...more
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Olivia by in Falconer is a picture storybook that follows a little-girl pig named Olivia. It tells about Olivia's life such that she is good a lot of things, have a little brother named Ian, who she lives with, what she does after getting out of bed in the morning, where she goes during the day, and what she does at night. Basically, it follows a day in the life of Olivia.
Olivia is one of the best children's book that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The words are easy to read and to under...more
Olivia is one of the best children's book that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The words are easy to read and to under...more
Olivia is a little pig who has so much energy that she does not want to take a nap nor go to sleep, and because she is always doing something every day, she gets her little brother and parents a little tired from doing many things. In the book, Olivia describes what she does on rainy days, or sunny ones, how she dresses up or how she plays, she also lets us know that she feels that she does not need to take a nap nor go to sleep without reading a couple of books.
The illustrations and the writing...more
The illustrations and the writing...more
What to say about Olivia... well, for starters, she is a pig with quite a large personality. This book is kind of like 'a day in the life of olivia." It starts out by saying that she is good at lots of things, for example, she is good at wearing people out, even herself. The illustrations depict a little white pig doing about 20 different things, and then finally laying on the ground motionless. we are introduced to her family, which consists of her mother father, brother, god and cat. as the st...more
I love reading Olivia not only for the illustrations but also the story line. Olivia is simple yet it has a charm to it and captures humor that draws the reader in of all ages. Olivia is a little girl pig that is never sleepy and gets into paint, tries on every outfit in her closet, wants to read multiple books and is always moving about the house. Olivia wears out her brother and mom but she never seems to wear herself out because she is just not sleepy. The illustrations in Olivia are black an...more
Sep 14, 2011
Katelynn Callahan
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This book is about a young girl named Olivia. She is good at a lot of things and never gets tired. She is always wearing people out. She enjoys things such as dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, dancing, painting on walls and much much more. She has a little brother named Ian would sometimes will just not leave her alone. She was a dog and cat and she lives with her mom, dad, and brother. Throughout the story, Olivia does many different activities that she loves to do. Finally at...more
When I heard about the popularity of “Olivia,” I wanted to give this book a shot and I am glad I did! “Olivia” is a Caldecott Honor Book by Ian Falconer which is about the adventures of an energetic girl piglet named Olivia who does all kinds of activities that tires her family out! “Olivia” is the perfect story for children who love trying out new things everyday!
Olivia is good at many things such as wearing people out and dressing herself up in different types of clothes. Olivia also has a lit...more
Olivia is good at many things such as wearing people out and dressing herself up in different types of clothes. Olivia also has a lit...more
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Oliviaby Ian Falconer is a picture book about a pig who acts much like many three to six year olds do. Olivia loves bossing her little brother around, playing dress-up, and going to the museum. One of the only things Olivia hates to do is napping. Olivia is required to take a nap everyday, but she is always to energetic.
Olivia is also imaginative and pictures herself as the star ballerina in the famous painting "Ballet Rehearsal On the Set" by Edgar Degas at the museum. She also finds the painti...more
Olivia is also imaginative and pictures herself as the star ballerina in the famous painting "Ballet Rehearsal On the Set" by Edgar Degas at the museum. She also finds the painti...more
Feb 25, 2010
Kirsten Kouwenhoven
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Olivia, a high-spirited and rambunctious pig, enjoys everything she does. She loves to do many things and always does them to the extreme. Her enthusiasm and mischievous nature spreads to her family whom love her exactly the way she is. The striking black and white pictures with a few dashes of bright red complement the storyline.
Instructional ideas:
This book is a great one for writing prompts, such as: a day in your life, things you like to do/are good at, relationships with siblings.
Compare t...more
Instructional ideas:
This book is a great one for writing prompts, such as: a day in your life, things you like to do/are good at, relationships with siblings.
Compare t...more
Summary: Olivia is children’s picture book that received a 2001 Caldecott honor. It is a book about a young female pig that acts as any young child would. She keeps herself busy with all the good things she can do such as singing, painting, and most of all wearing others along with herself out on a daily basis. Throughout the book, the reader experiences her journeys being in a family, at the beach, at a museum, and so much more. It is easy for the reader to adore Olivia’s charming and humorous...more
The 2001 Caldecott Honor winning picture book, "Olivia," by Ian Falconer, is a fantastically illustrated story that really gives the reader a sense of what it is like to be a child. There is no direct storyline, but Falconer's hilarious illustrations of Olivia's everyday activities will leave the reader wanting more. We follow Olivia through her home, to the beach, and even to the art museum, where she obsesses over a striking portrait of a ballerina. The author chose to draw Olivia as a cute li...more
(picture story book)This book is simply adorable! The illustrations and text in this book are simple and cute! But this book definitely deserved the Caldecott Award that it won.The simple cute illustrations is what made this book stnad out from other children's picture book. Although simple the pictures were simple they had a sense of uniqueness to them that stood out in comparison to other books. Young children could relate to Olivia in many ways. Especially those who are adventurous, have a yo...more
Jun 02, 2010
Alayah Hightower
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this book is about a pig that is in love with color red.Olivia is a pig that can wear a sister out. she has a dog named perry and a cat named Edwin.in the morning she gets ready for the day and move the cat about a couple of times.after that she tries on 100 outfits until she get the write on for the day . so when its sunny she put on her bikini and heads for the beach. she makes some sand castles and soaks up most of the sun. so she goes home and really doesnt want to take a nap when her mom te...more
This book is intended for children ages 4-8. It received a Caldecott Honor Award in 2001.
In Olivia, Falconer illustrates the story of Olivia, the free-spirited, attention-seeking, independent pig, a character who is inspired by his niece. The text is very believable considering the playful and yet extremely particular behaviors that can juxtapose one another in the personalities of young children. Additionally, the text captures precociousness that characterizes Olivia as a child ranging from t...more
In Olivia, Falconer illustrates the story of Olivia, the free-spirited, attention-seeking, independent pig, a character who is inspired by his niece. The text is very believable considering the playful and yet extremely particular behaviors that can juxtapose one another in the personalities of young children. Additionally, the text captures precociousness that characterizes Olivia as a child ranging from t...more
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Ian Falconer's book "Olivia" is one of my favorite picture books I have read in awhile. The story is told in a day in the life of a little piglet by the name Olivia. Although the pictures were rather simple throughout, Ian Falconer uses the color red to help bring life about the picture by making certain things stand out. The pictures in fact, are fabulous as they fill up each page and could express the story without any words. Being a Caldecott Honor goes to show how wonderful the book really i...more
This picture storybook by Ian Falconer is a Caldecott Honors book. It is just adorable! Ian Falconer begins the book by saying, “This is Olivia. She is good at lots of things”. And that she is. She’s good at wearing people out, scaring her little brother (who loves to copy her), building sand castles, getting dressed, painting, and many other things, besides napping. I love this book because it is something that every child can relate to. Whether that is having an annoying younger sibling, or no...more
– Olivia
• The overriding theme of the book is that children have boundless energy, great imaginations and even though they wear you out we love them for who they are.
• The accent color of red draws your eye to that object and enhances the mood such as the desire for the younger brother to copy Olivia by putting on lipstick; or Olivia trying on all of her clothes and how she feels in each outfit.
• The accent color of red brings warmth to the black, white and shadowing effect throughout the book....more
• The overriding theme of the book is that children have boundless energy, great imaginations and even though they wear you out we love them for who they are.
• The accent color of red draws your eye to that object and enhances the mood such as the desire for the younger brother to copy Olivia by putting on lipstick; or Olivia trying on all of her clothes and how she feels in each outfit.
• The accent color of red brings warmth to the black, white and shadowing effect throughout the book....more
Feb 15, 2013
Linsay Piersawl
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Olivia is a sassy little piglet that is quite serious about fashion, the arts, and her little brother NOT coping her! Every child, boy or girl can be seen in Olivia’s high energy behavior. She is always on the go and hates the idea of taking naps! Olivia’s temperament is known for wearing everyone out. Falconer creates intriguing contrast between his pencil/charcoal drawings and a fire engine red splash of color that make up various accessories. My absolute favorite part of the book is Olivia’s...more
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Ian Falconer is the author and illustrator of all the titles in the bestselling Olivia series: Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus,Olivia...and the Missing Toy, and Olivia Forms a Band. His illustrations have also graced many covers of the New Yorker. 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 o...more
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“Only five books tonight, Mommy," she says.
No, Olivia, just one."
How about four?"
Two."
Three."
Oh, all right, three. But that's it!”
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No, Olivia, just one."
How about four?"
Two."
Three."
Oh, all right, three. But that's it!”
“Reading never wears me out.”
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