Description
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.
Author: Ian Falconer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.29h x 8.82w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780689829536
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44266 / Olivia (English)
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/17/2000 pg. 193
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2000 pg. 1116
Booklist 08/01/2000 pg. 2134
School Library Journal 09/01/2000 pg. 196
People Weekly 10/30/2000 pg. 50
Time 11/20/2000 pg. 153
New York Times 11/19/2000 pg. 66
Entertainment Weekly 12/08/2000 pg. 88
Newsweek 12/11/2000 pg. 72
Christian Home & School 01/01/2001 pg. 26
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 864
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1374
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Best of Book Sense/First 5 Yrs 04/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/24/2000
New Yorker (The) 10/19/2009 pg. 83
About the Author
Ian Falconer is the author and illustrator of the Olivia book series, including Olivia, Olivia Helps with Christmas, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, Olivia and the Missing Toy, Olivia Saves the Circus, to name a few. Falconer's illustrations have graced numerous covers of The New Yorker. 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.
-dresses up
-sings songs
-builds sand castles
-naps (maybe)
-dances
-paints on walls
-and--whew!-- ...finally goes to sleep at last.
Author: Ian Falconer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.29h x 8.82w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780689829536
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44266 / Olivia (English)
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/17/2000 pg. 193
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2000 pg. 1116
Booklist 08/01/2000 pg. 2134
School Library Journal 09/01/2000 pg. 196
People Weekly 10/30/2000 pg. 50
Time 11/20/2000 pg. 153
New York Times 11/19/2000 pg. 66
Entertainment Weekly 12/08/2000 pg. 88
Newsweek 12/11/2000 pg. 72
Christian Home & School 01/01/2001 pg. 26
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 864
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1374
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Best of Book Sense/First 5 Yrs 04/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/24/2000
New Yorker (The) 10/19/2009 pg. 83
About the Author
Ian Falconer is the author and illustrator of the Olivia book series, including Olivia, Olivia Helps with Christmas, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, Olivia and the Missing Toy, Olivia Saves the Circus, to name a few. Falconer's illustrations have graced numerous covers of The New Yorker. 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.