Author: Ian FalconerTitle: Olivia
Illustrator: Ian Falconer
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing/Atheneum
Year: 2000
Format: - Hardcover
Genre: - Caldecott
Reading Level: - Early Elementary; Ages 4-8.
Interest Level: - Assisted Reader
Topics: Family, Animals, Having Fun, Planning
Summary: Olivia is a very active little pig. She is very good at wearing other people and herself out. She has a little brother that always copies her but Olivia knows just what to do to get rid of him. Olivia lives with her mom, dad, brother, dog and cat. This book goes through what Olivia does every day and what she loves. She loves going to the beach and loves making sand castles. She never gets tired. Sometimes on rainy days she likes to go to the museum. Olivia loves art, so after the museum she gets inspired to paint. After that she needs a bath and then dinner, then time for bed. Olivia is not tired so her mommy reads her books and then she falls right asleep.
Extension Activities: Have the children write what their average day is like. What do they do? What comes first, second, last. Have them write what their favorite things to do are, why that is and how it makes them feel.
