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'''Olivia''' is a fictional character in a series of children's books written and illustrated by [[Ian Falconer]]. |
'''Olivia''' is a fictional pig character in a series of children's picture books written and illustrated by the late [[Ian Falconer]], the first entry of which was published in 2000. An animated television series, ''[[Olivia (TV series)|Olivia]]'', inspired by the character premiered in 2009. |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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The ''Olivia'' book series was inspired by Ian Falconer's niece, Olivia. |
The ''Olivia'' book series was inspired by Ian Falconer's niece, Olivia.<ref name="biography">{{cite web|url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Ian-Falconer/20564507|title=Ian Falconer Biography}}</ref> |
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The series is different from many children's picture books because of its stark minimalism. Inspired by the style of [[Dr. Seuss]], Falconer chose to draw uncluttered images in black and white with the occasional splash of red, along with the insertion of real artwork by famous artists — [[Degas]] and [[Jackson Pollock|Pollock]], for example. Each book in the series explores the use of another signature color in addition to the original black, white and red images. |
The series is different from many children's picture books because of its stark minimalism. Inspired by the style of [[Dr. Seuss]], Falconer chose to draw uncluttered images in black and white with the occasional splash of red, along with the insertion of real artwork by famous artists — [[Degas]] and [[Jackson Pollock|Pollock]], for example. Each book in the series explores the use of another signature color in addition to the original black, white and red images. |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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===Written by Falconer=== |
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In the original ''Olivia'' series: |
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* ''Olivia'', 2000 – a 2001 [[Caldecott Medal|Caldecott Honor]] book,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal |title= Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present |author= Association for Library Service to Children |publisher= American Library Association | |
* ''Olivia''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/2484218-olivia|title=Olivia (Olivia, #1)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2000) – a 2001 [[Caldecott Medal|Caldecott Honor]] book,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal |title= Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present |author= Association for Library Service to Children |publisher= American Library Association |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> listed as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the [[National Education Association]] in 2007,<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007|access-date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> listed in the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by ''[[School Library Journal]]''<ref name=SLJPicture2012>{{cite web |url= http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results/ |title= Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth |publisher= [[School Library Journal]] "A Fuse #8 Production" blog |date= July 6, 2012 |access-date= August 22, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121204030956/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results |archive-date= December 4, 2012 |url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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* ''Olivia Saves the Circus'', 2001 – the 2002 Booksense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year |
* ''Olivia Saves the Circus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/3259015-olivia-saves-the-circus|title=Olivia Saves the Circus (Olivia, #2)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2001) – the 2002 Booksense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year |
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* ''Olivia's Opposites''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://olivia.childrens-library.com/index.php?compare=Olivia&vs=Olivias_Opposites|title=Compare - Olivia vs Olivia's Opposites|website=olivia.childrens-library.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2002) – a board book |
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* ''Olivia's Opposites'', 2002 |
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* ''Olivia Counts''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/oliviacounts00falc|title=Olivia Counts|date=2002-06-01|isbn=978-0-689-85087-5|language=en|url-access=registration |last1=Falconer |first1=Ian|publisher=Atheneum Books for Young Readers }}</ref> (2002) – a board book |
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* ''Olivia Counts'', 2002 |
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* ''Olivia...and the Missing Toy''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/654938-olivia-and-the-missing-toy|title=Olivia and the Missing Toy (Olivia, #3)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2003) |
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* ''Olivia...and the Missing Toy'', 2003 |
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* ''Teatro Olivia''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123862.Teatro_Olivia|title=Teatro Olivia|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2004) – a fold-out theater with paper dolls |
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* ''Teatro Olivia'', 2004 |
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* ''Olivia Forms a Band'', 2006 – winner of 2006 Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award |
* ''Olivia Forms a Band''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/654939-olivia-forms-a-band|title=Olivia Forms a Band (Olivia, #4)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> (2006) – winner of 2006 Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award |
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* ''Olivia Helps with Christmas''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Olivia-Helps-With-Christmas/Ian-Falconer/9781471123108|title=Olivia Helps With Christmas|date=2014-10-09|isbn=978-1-4711-2310-8|language=en |last1=Falconer |first1=Ian|publisher=Simon & Schuster }}</ref> (2007) – Falconer won the 2008 Illustrator of the Year in the Children's Choice Book Awards for this title |
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* ''Dream Big (starring Olivia)'', 2006 |
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* ''Olivia Goes to Venice''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/books/review/Bruder-t.html|title=Pig With Passport|last=Bruder|first=Jessica|date=2011-01-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> (2010) |
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* ''Olivia Helps with Christmas'', 2007 – Falconer won the 2008 Illustrator of the Year in the Children's Choice Book Awards for this title |
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* ''Olivia and the Fairy Princesses'' (2012) |
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* ''Olivia the Spy''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Olivia-the-Spy/Ian-Falconer/9781471164231|title=Olivia the Spy|isbn=9781471164231|language=en |last1=Falconer |first1=Ian |date=19 April 2018|publisher=Simon & Schuster, Limited }}</ref> (2017) |
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* ''Olivia and the Fairy Princesses'', 2012 |
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===Tie-ins to the Nickelodeon TV show (not written by Falconer)=== |
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In the television based series:<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://series.simonandschuster.com/Olivia-TV-Tie-in|title=Olivia TV Tie-in Books}}</ref> |
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* ''Olivia Acts Out'' (2009) – hardcover<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/92053-nickelodeon-olivia|title=Nickelodeon Olivia Series|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2021-11-20}}</ref> |
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*''Dinner with Olivia'' - storybook |
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* ''Dinner with Olivia'' (2009) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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*''Olivia Trains her Cat'' - Ready-To-Read book |
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* ''Olivia Trains Her Cat'' (2009) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Leaps!'' (2009) – board book<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''This is Olivia'' (2009) – hardcover (a fold-out book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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*''Olivia the Magnificent'' - Lift the Flap book |
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* ''Olivia the Magnificent: A Life-the-Flap Story'' (2009) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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*''Olivia Acts Out'' - Hardcover book |
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*''Meet Olivia |
* ''Meet Olivia'' (2009) – a coloring and activity book<ref name=":0" /> |
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*''Brava Olivia |
* ''Brava Olivia'' (2009) – a coloring and activity book with stickers<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and Her Ducklings'' (2010) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and the Babies'' (2010) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Takes a Trip'' (2010) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Opens a Lemonade Stand'' (2010) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and the School Carnival'' (2010) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and the Snowy Day'' (2010) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Cooks Up a Surprise'' (2011) – hardcover<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Plants a Garden'' (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Leads a Parade'' (2011) – paperback<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Goes Camping'' (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia Becomes a Vet'' (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and the Rain Dance'' (2012) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Olivia and the Kite Party'' (2012) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*Caldecott Honor for ''Olivia'', 2000 |
* Caldecott Honor for ''Olivia'', 2000 |
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*Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner |
* Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner |
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*Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001 |
* Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001 |
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*[[ALA Notable Children's Book]]s 2000 & 2001 |
* [[ALA Notable Children's Book]]s 2000 & 2001 |
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*Child's Best Book of 2001 |
* Child's Best Book of 2001 |
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*Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2000 & 2001 |
* Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2000 & 2001 |
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*Publishers Weekly, Best Books of 2000 & 2001 |
* Publishers Weekly, Best Books of 2000 & 2001 |
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*BookSense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for ''Olivia Saves the Circus'', 2002 |
* BookSense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for ''Olivia Saves the Circus'', 2002 |
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*Voted "Favorite Illustrator" for ''Olivia Helps with Christmas'' by over 50,000 children at the Children's Choice Book Awards, 2008 |
* Voted "Favorite Illustrator" for ''Olivia Helps with Christmas'' by over 50,000 children at the Children's Choice Book Awards, 2008 |
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==In other |
==In other adaptations== |
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* In 2006, Olivia was one of eight characters to be featured by the United States Postal Service on first-class stamps as part of the "Favorite Children's Book Animals" issue. |
* In 2006, Olivia was one of eight characters to be featured by the United States Postal Service on first-class stamps as part of the "Favorite Children's Book Animals" issue. |
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* In 2008 Nickelodeon partnered with children's media company, [[Chorion (company)|Chorion]], to bring the |
* In 2008, Nickelodeon partnered with children's media company, [[Chorion (company)|Chorion]], to bring the Olivia books to life in a new animated TV series. The new CGI series was produced by Academy Award nominated animation studio [[Brown Bag Films]] and launched on Nickelodeon on January 26, 2009.<ref name="show">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS189843+06-Jan-2009+PRN20090106|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201130420/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS189843+06-Jan-2009+PRN20090106|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-01|title=Nickelodeon Brings Children's Publishing Phenomenon Olivia to Life With TV Series|publisher=Reuters. Retrieved on 2009-07-06|date=2009-01-06}}</ref> |
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*In 2011, |
* In 2011, Polin8 Media partnered with Chorion to create an interactive iPad application "Olivia Acts Out" available on the [[iTunes Store]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[http://www.nickjr.com/shows/olivia/index.jhtml Olivia on Nick Jr.] |
* [http://www.nickjr.com/shows/olivia/index.jhtml Olivia on Nick Jr.] |
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*[http://www.chorion.co.uk/ Chorion] |
* [http://www.chorion.co.uk/ Chorion] |
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*[http://www.brownbagfilms.com/ Brown Bag Films] |
* [http://www.brownbagfilms.com/ Brown Bag Films] |
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First appearance | Olivia (2000) |
Created by | Ian Falconer |
Voiced by | Emily Gray & Jo Wyatt |
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Species | Pig |
Gender | Female |
Olivia is a fictional pig character in a series of children's picture books written and illustrated by the late Ian Falconer, the first entry of which was published in 2000. An animated television series, Olivia, inspired by the character premiered in 2009.
Development
[edit]The Olivia book series was inspired by Ian Falconer's niece, Olivia.[1]
The series is different from many children's picture books because of its stark minimalism. Inspired by the style of Dr. Seuss, Falconer chose to draw uncluttered images in black and white with the occasional splash of red, along with the insertion of real artwork by famous artists — Degas and Pollock, for example. Each book in the series explores the use of another signature color in addition to the original black, white and red images.
Olivia books have been translated into many languages including Czech, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Hebrew and Latin.
Books
[edit]Written by Falconer
[edit]- Olivia[2] (2000) – a 2001 Caldecott Honor book,[3] listed as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" by the National Education Association in 2007,[4] listed in the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal[5]
- Olivia Saves the Circus[6] (2001) – the 2002 Booksense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year
- Olivia's Opposites[7] (2002) – a board book
- Olivia Counts[8] (2002) – a board book
- Olivia...and the Missing Toy[9] (2003)
- Teatro Olivia[10] (2004) – a fold-out theater with paper dolls
- Olivia Forms a Band[11] (2006) – winner of 2006 Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award
- Olivia Helps with Christmas[12] (2007) – Falconer won the 2008 Illustrator of the Year in the Children's Choice Book Awards for this title
- Olivia Goes to Venice[13] (2010)
- Olivia and the Fairy Princesses (2012)
- Olivia the Spy[14] (2017)
Tie-ins to the Nickelodeon TV show (not written by Falconer)
[edit]- Olivia Acts Out (2009) – hardcover[15]
- Dinner with Olivia (2009) – paperback[15]
- Olivia Trains Her Cat (2009) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia Leaps! (2009) – board book[15]
- This is Olivia (2009) – hardcover (a fold-out book)[15]
- Olivia the Magnificent: A Life-the-Flap Story (2009) – paperback[15]
- Meet Olivia (2009) – a coloring and activity book[15]
- Brava Olivia (2009) – a coloring and activity book with stickers[15]
- Olivia and Her Ducklings (2010) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia and the Babies (2010) – paperback[15]
- Olivia Takes a Trip (2010) – paperback (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia Opens a Lemonade Stand (2010) – paperback[15]
- Olivia and the School Carnival (2010) – paperback[15]
- Olivia and the Snowy Day (2010) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia Cooks Up a Surprise (2011) – hardcover[15]
- Olivia Plants a Garden (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia Leads a Parade (2011) – paperback[15]
- Olivia Goes Camping (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia Becomes a Vet (2011) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia and the Rain Dance (2012) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
- Olivia and the Kite Party (2012) – hardcover (a Ready-To-Read book)[15]
Awards
[edit]- Caldecott Honor for Olivia, 2000
- Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner
- Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001
- ALA Notable Children's Books 2000 & 2001
- Child's Best Book of 2001
- Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2000 & 2001
- Publishers Weekly, Best Books of 2000 & 2001
- BookSense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for Olivia Saves the Circus, 2002
- Voted "Favorite Illustrator" for Olivia Helps with Christmas by over 50,000 children at the Children's Choice Book Awards, 2008
In other adaptations
[edit]- In 2006, Olivia was one of eight characters to be featured by the United States Postal Service on first-class stamps as part of the "Favorite Children's Book Animals" issue.
- In 2008, Nickelodeon partnered with children's media company, Chorion, to bring the Olivia books to life in a new animated TV series. The new CGI series was produced by Academy Award nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films and launched on Nickelodeon on January 26, 2009.[16]
- In 2011, Polin8 Media partnered with Chorion to create an interactive iPad application "Olivia Acts Out" available on the iTunes Store.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ian Falconer Biography".
- ^ "Olivia (Olivia, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Association for Library Service to Children. "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results". School Library Journal "A Fuse #8 Production" blog. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ "Olivia Saves the Circus (Olivia, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Compare - Olivia vs Olivia's Opposites". olivia.childrens-library.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Falconer, Ian (2002-06-01). Olivia Counts. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-689-85087-5.
- ^ "Olivia and the Missing Toy (Olivia, #3)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Teatro Olivia". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Olivia Forms a Band (Olivia, #4)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Falconer, Ian (2014-10-09). Olivia Helps With Christmas. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-2310-8.
- ^ Bruder, Jessica (2011-01-14). "Pig With Passport". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Falconer, Ian (19 April 2018). Olivia the Spy. Simon & Schuster, Limited. ISBN 9781471164231.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Nickelodeon Olivia Series". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Brings Children's Publishing Phenomenon Olivia to Life With TV Series". Reuters. Retrieved on 2009-07-06. 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01.