Olivia
If I could write an ode to Olivia, I would. But I can’t so I’ll tell you to get it for every child you know, and the child inside you too. This is the book that made me want to have children, so I could read them books like hers. She is magical and spunky and playful and frustrating and creative and curious and energetic. She is everything a child should be. And I’m brokenhearted there will be no more Olivia books. But get all the Ian Falconer books. Forget the cartoons…
- Early readers
- Picture books
- Series
- 3-6
- 7-10
- Adventures
- Art
- Family
- Feelings
- Friendship
- School
- Self-discovery
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SYNOPSIS
Olivia is creative, imaginative, rascaly, playful, stylishly dressed, unique. She has a younger brother, a baby brother, a dog, a cat, a mom and a dad who are sometimes fun and sometimes not very helpful. And no matter whether at school, at home or at the art museum, the world is always more exciting and special through Olivia’s eyes.
(1st in an 11-book series)
PERFECT AGE 4 – 7
THEMES
- Experimenting with clothes and outfits for every occasion
- Becoming an expert at everything we do (no matter how casual the task)
- Aspiring to be a great artist, like the great artists before us
- Enjoying books and time with mom (and not wasting time with naps)
We love
- Olivia made me want to be a mom long before I had children of my own – she is the sweetest, spunkiest, most fearless girl
- Even when we feel badly for the mom, we end up siding with her daughter
- Olivia doesn’t do anything half-heartedly or halfway – and reminds us that it’s the only proper way to go through life!
CONVERSATION STARTERS
- What could Olivia be thinking about when she is looking at her favorite painting (the ballerinas)?
- Do you have a favorite painting? Let’s go find one!
- Do you know who Callas was? What is Olivia dreaming of at night?
- What would you and Olivia do if you could have a playdate together?
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