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   Oct 1, 2000 · Oct 1, 2000. Publication date. Add to cart. Hardcover. $ 19.99. $ 18.99. Summary. It’s everyone’s favorite pig…it’s OLIVIA! The Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times #1 bestseller is now available in a sturdy format perfect for pig-loving toddlers everywhere!

2. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/14 › booksBook Review: ‘Neighbors and Other Stories,’ by Diane Oliver ...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · A new collection, “Neighbors and Other Stories,” gathers these with 10 more and an introduction by Tayari Jones, the author of “An American Marriage.”. At a moment when short stories seem ...

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3. www.washingtonpost.com › books › 2023/03/10Ian Falconer's Olivia was a great children's book character ...

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   Mar 10, 2023 · Olivia is funny, stubborn and relatable, not preachy. Ian Falconer, her creator, knew this is what kids wanted to see. Perspective by Idra Novey. March 10, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. EST. Over the course ...

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   Feb 13, 2024 · The Washington Post. It’s hard to know what brilliance she might have bestowed on the world had she lived longer, but the newly published collection Neighbors and Other Stories provides some inkling. Oliver’s perceptive, insightful work reflects great talent and ambition. The ease and elegance of her prose are striking, as is her faith in ...

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5. www.simonandschuster.com › books › OliviaOlivia | Book by Ian Falconer | Official Publisher Page ...

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   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.

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   • Released on: October 27, 2009

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6. wehavekids.com › Favorite-Childrens-Books--Olivia"Olivia" by Ian Falconer Children's Book Review and Pre-K ...

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   Jul 26, 2023 · Olivia: Everyone's Favorite Pig! Olivia is the quintessential Renaissance pig. She is at once a fashion designer, dancer, architect, artist, and big sister. And she's quite precocious. Olivia is charming and cultured, and yet she acts just like a child. Which, I believe, is why she is just so lovable.

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   Who does Olivia live with?

   • "Olivia lives with her mother, her father, her brother, her dog, Perry, and Edwin, the cat. In the morning, after she gets up, and moves the cat, and brushes her teeth, and combs her ears, and moves the cat..." Ian Falconer's Olivia is inspired by the ballet dancers of Edgar Degas. She dreams of dancing like the dancers she sees at the art museum.

   "Olivia" by Ian Falconer Children's Book Review and Pre-K Lesson Plan

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   Why is Olivia so funny?

   • Olivia is funny, stubborn and relatable, not preachy. Ian Falconer, her creator, knew this is what kids wanted to see. Over the course of eight indelible stories, Olivia invented many wondrous feats for herself, marching into the kitchen as a one-piglet band or saving a whole circus.

   What makes Olivia a great children’s book character

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   How many books is Olivia by Ian Falconer?

   • He has also designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, the Royal Opera House, and many others. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Written by Ian Falconer, Olivia is a collection of 71 books starting with Olivia and ending with What Will Olivia Make?.

   Olivia Book Series (71 Books)

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   Is Olivia based on a true story?

   • Ian Falconer's Olivia is inspired by the ballet dancers of Edgar Degas. She dreams of dancing like the dancers she sees at the art museum. Pictured here: "Swaying Dancer, Dancer in Green" by Edgar Degas, 1877-1879. Olivia could be anything she imagines. And her imagination is big.

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8. www.bookbrowse.com › reviews › indexReviews of Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver

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   Book Summary. A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth-century African American literature, with an introduction by Tayari Jones. A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died ...