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Olivia (fictional pig)

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.

Olivia

Olivia (2000)

Ian Falconer

Emily Gray & Jo Wyatt

Pig

Female

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.

Olivia (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]

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Olivia Saves the Circus (2001) – the 2002 Booksense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year

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Olivia's Opposites (2002) – a board book

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Olivia Counts (2002) – a board book

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Olivia...and the Missing Toy (2003)

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Teatro Olivia (2004) – a fold-out theater with paper dolls

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Olivia Forms a Band (2006) – winner of 2006 Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award

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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 Goes to Venice (2010)

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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses (2012)

Olivia the Spy (2017)

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Caldecott Honor for Olivia, 2000

Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner

Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001

2000 & 2001

ALA Notable Children's Books

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 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, , to bring the bestselling Simon & Schuster Olivia books to life in a new animated television series. The new 3D CGI series was produced by Academy Award nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films and launched on Nickelodeon on January 26, 2009.[16]

Chorion

In 2011, Polin8 Media partnered with children's media company, Chorion, to create an interactive iPad application "Olivia Acts Out" available on the .

iTunes Store

Olivia (TV series)

List of Olivia episodes

Olivia on Nick Jr.

Chorion

Brown Bag Films

Simon & Schuster - Ian Falconer Author Profile

Polin8 Media