This is the story of Olivia, a precocious pig–not unlike a typical high-energy, over-the-top kid who likes the beach, tortures her brother, paints on the walls and hates naps. While she wears everyone out with her antics, one can’t help but love her.
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The engaging pig first met in Olivia (Atheneum, 2000)introduces counting from one to ten. Youngchildren will enjoy Olivia’s mischief and silly posesin this simple but appealing counting book.
Olivia Counts
Ian Falconer
Age Level:
0-3 Genre:
Fiction Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl’s imagination is the main attraction.
Olivia Saves the Circus
Ian Falconer
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction When does eavesdropping become espionage? When it’s being done by Olivia the pig, of course! Olivia misinterprets what she overhears her parents discussing providing readers with another engaging, humorous romp. Signature illustrations capture Olivia’s antics and expressions.
Olivia the Spy
Ian Falconer
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction Olivia knows all about opposites. Sometimes this porcine heroine is “plain,” attired only in red briefs. Other times she is “fancy,” with high-heeled dress-up shoes, lipstick, pearls, and a big red bow. Sometimes —- when Olivia is running the circus, for example – she is very “loud” with a lion, which renders the lion rather “quiet.” This sturdy little board book, with lots of white space and black-and-white illustrations, splashed with occasional red, is a perfect introduction to the concepts of opposites, from “up” and “down” to the “open” and “closed” mouth of our yawning, pajama’d pig at the conclusion.
Book Details
Olivia’s Opposites
Ian Falconer
Age Level:
0-3