Olivia

Olivia
Ian Falconer (2000)
Caldecott Award Winner

Another hilarious book I recommend to readers is Olivia.  This picture book tells the story of a day in the life of a rambunctious pig named Olivia.  It starts with a background of Olivia and her family, including pets, and then goes on to detail what she likes to do on sunny days and what she likes to do on rainy days.  It also chronicles Olivia's morning, afternoon, and evening rituals involving getting ready, napping, reading, and getting read for bed!  This book is also a Caldecott Award winning book!  The pictures are mostly in black, white, and grey, but have certain splashes of red, orange, and brown to emphasize particular points in the pictures!  Something I found unique about the author, Ian Falconer, is that he  used to design sets and costumes for: New York City Ballet, San Fransisco Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and more!  this book is intended for readers in grades K-3.  Along with the reading of this book, I could incorporate this into the classroom by having students journal about what they do in their days, write a story about someone's or something's daily life, things that they like to do, create bar graphs about what students do during their days, etc. This book was a lot of fun to read and I recommend it!