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Olivia
Olivia the pig, as seen on the cover of the first book.
First appearanceOlivia (2000)
Created byIan Falconer
Voiced byEmily Gray & Jo Wyatt
In-universe information
SpeciesPig
GenderFemale

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. A computer animated television series of the same name inspired by the character premiered in 2009.

Development

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

Written by Falconer

Tie-ins to the Nickelodeon TV show (not written by Falconer)

Awards

In other adaptations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ian Falconer Biography".
  2. ^ "Olivia (Olivia, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ Association for Library Service to Children. "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  4. ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Olivia Saves the Circus (Olivia, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. ^ "Compare - Olivia vs Olivia's Opposites". olivia.childrens-library.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  8. ^ Falconer, Ian (2002-06-01). Olivia Counts. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-689-85087-5.
  9. ^ "Olivia and the Missing Toy (Olivia, #3)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  10. ^ "Teatro Olivia". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  11. ^ "Olivia Forms a Band (Olivia, #4)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  12. ^ Falconer, Ian (2014-10-09). Olivia Helps With Christmas. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-2310-8.
  13. ^ Bruder, Jessica (2011-01-14). "Pig With Passport". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  14. ^ Falconer, Ian (19 April 2018). Olivia the Spy. Simon & Schuster, Limited. ISBN 9781471164231.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.

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