Author: Ian Falconer
Illustrator: Ian Falconer
Genre: Picture Book
Sub genre: Fantasy
Theme: Music, dance, young children, a day in the life, little brothers
Primary and secondary characters: Olivia the pig
Awards: Caldecott honor book
Publication Date: 2000
Publishing Company: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
This book had me laughing the entire time I read it. Reading the brief text then looking at the pictures of the little piglet Olivia doing all sorts of silly things would be sure to make anyone laugh. Olivia is one spunky, energetic pig who does all the things normal little girls love to do, such as wear their mom's makeup or try on all their clothes. She can be anything from a master sandcastle builder to a singer to a big sister. The illustrations are all very simple consisting of black, white and the color red; yet they tell the story in such a colorful way. Everyone should read this book, even if it is only to cheer them up on a gloomy day.
This book could be used in so many different ways, especially when doing art with students. Olivia is really into dancing and acting things out, so the perfect activity to go along with the book would be to have students either act or dance. After the book, the teacher could have the students play a game of charades and then talk about how the acting industry works. The teacher could also choreograph motions to a song and have the students learn and perform it for another class. The website hubpages offers various classroom activities that can be done when reading this book. The students will be eager to have create fun adventure just like little Olivia.
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