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Olivia [With CD (Audio)]

Ian Falconer

This Caldecott Honor Book and #1 New York Times bestseller is perfect for pig-loving kids everywhere!

It's everyone's favorite pig...it's OLIVIA!

Join Olivia as she...
-dresses up
-sings songs
-builds sand castles
-naps (maybe)
-dances
-paints on walls
-and--whew!--

...finally goes to sleep at last.

This special edition comes with a CD so you can listen while you follow along!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Oct 27th, 2009
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Book and CD - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 6.20in - 0.40in - 0.55lb
  • EAN: 9781416980346
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Humorous StoriesFamily - General (see also headings under Social Themes)Animals - Pigs

About the Author

Falconer, Ian: - Ian Woodward Falconer (1959-2023) was an author and illustrator of children's books, including the beloved Olivia series, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created thirty covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications.
Falconer, Ian: - Ian Woodward Falconer (1959-2023) was an author and illustrator of children's books, including the beloved Olivia series, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created thirty covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications.

Praise for this book

"Tandem, porcina quae se iactet."

-- Gloria Steinem

"Plane perfectissimus..."

-- "Christian Science Monitor"

"Eloisa aemulam invenit! Oliviam amamus!"

-- Hilary Knight

"Tandem, porcina quae se iactet." -- Gloria Steinem
"Plane perfectissimus..." -- "Christian Science Monitor"
"Eloisa aemulam invenit! Oliviam amamus!" -- Hilary Knight
"Omnis avia Oliviam et eius cupiditates theatrales cognoscet amabitque." -- Dame Joan Sutherland
"Olivia compositionem abstractam intellegit multo melius quam puella sex annorum." -- David Hockney
"Multi somniant de saltatione in scaena, sed Olivia saltatricis crura habet." -- Mikhail Baryshnikov
"Veni, tu! Venite, vos omnes! Ad editionem extraordinariam Falconis de heroina porcina non obliviscenda." -- "Publishers Weekly"
Dame Joan Sutherland Every granny will recognize and "love" Olivia and her theatrical desires!
Gloria Steinem At last, a pig with self-esteem!
Hilary Knight Eloise has met her match! We love Olivia!
David Hockney Olivia's grasp of abstract composition is extraordinary for a six-year-old.
Mikhail Baryshnikov Many dream of dancing on the stage, but Olivia has the legs for it.