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Binding: Hardcover
Brand: INGRAM BOOK & DISTRIBUTOR
EAN: 9780689829536
ISBN: 0689829531
Item Dimensions: 300
Label: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Manufacturer: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
MPN: ING0689829531
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: October 01, 2000
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books

Features:

• CHILDRENS BOOKS & MUSIC
• Childrens Books
• Language Arts

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
by Ian Falconer. Primary Level

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," Olivia precociously pronounces, "I love you anyway too."

The New Yorker artist Ian Falconer's endearing charcoal portraits of his porcine heroine are spotted with fire-engine red gouache in all the right places--perhaps a tribute to Hilary Knight's red, pink, white, and black celebrations of Olivia's human counterpart? When she dresses up, the bow on her ears, her red lipstick, and her high-heeled shoes are all red. (The only time her shades-of-gray body is pink is when she is sunburned and the area where her bathing suit was is white!) Falconer does a fine job of letting the spare text set up the jokes for the visual punch lines--a dryly humorous interplay that adults will appreciate as much as children.

Preschoolers (and their parents) will see themselves in Olivia--a typical high-energy, over-the-top kid who likes the beach and Degas paintings, but hates naps. On the other hand, she combs her ears and is unusually gifted at sandcastle building. While we are certainly reminded of Eloise, Falconer's portrait is simpler in scope, less demented, and, as a result, less adult. Bottom line: precocious is fun, and we're tickled pink to have Olivia join the parade of, let's just say, individualistic youngsters. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson




Rating: - i like it more than my 2yo!
i think i like this more than my toddler. my 8mo really enjoys the illustrations. i get a kick out of reading it, and as my toddler is in the 8 outfits/day phase, she'll appreciate it more very soon.

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Rating: - Olivia. She is good at lots of things.
The book is simple and short enough that a little one can sit through it, and the humor is subtle enough to catch an adult or older child. What's not to like?

In addition, in the board book form, we've got a very sturdily constructed book here. I can picture it lasting through a war. It's heavy as heck, but it's sturdily built, easily capable of withstanding a teething kidlet.

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Rating: - Olivia and Babe are my favorite pigs
I love a children's book that begins the story on the end pages (located just inside the covers). How creative! What fun! That's just where Ian Falconer begins his story of Olivia, my favorite children's book character.

Olivia is the child you want, but fear having--creative, impulsive, talented, energetic, headstrong, in other words, too much personality, a difficult and gifted child. At the same time you love her anyway!

Falconer has cleverly chosen to draw Olivia in black ... Read More

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Rating: - THIS IS A BLANK JOURNAL NOT A STORYBOOK!
How can a blank journal have an author or an editorial review? The cover looks just like the picture attached (a little pig in the middle of a white square that says "OLIVIA".) But (on Amazon) you can "look inside" and see the pages from a "different" edition. What you actually get is a nice little notebook with a pen and about 50 sheets of 6x6 lined paper. This was a waste of money, and for the price, hardly worth returning. Very disappointing Amazon!

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Rating: - Super recomendable
Diferente, hermoso, con un tono narrativo que no es el típico de los libros para chicos. Cuanto más se lo leo a mi hijo de dos años, más me gusta, más posibilidades de narrarlo descubro desde su economía de palabras y la expresividad de sus dibujos. Con frases cortas y texto breve, es perfecto para los más chicos.

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