Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy
by Ian Falconer
List Price:
Our Price: $9.49
You Save: $8.50 (47%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.66 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Ian FalconerIllustrator: Ian Falconer
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10
ISBN: 0689852916
Number of pages: 42
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Accessories:
Book Reviews of Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy
Book Review: Did I miss something?
Summary: 2 Stars
I haven't read any of the other Olivia books but this is one of the strangest childrens books I've ever read. Not a fan.
Summary of Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy
Funny, true and ingenious, Olivia's legions of fans will not be disappointed with this new story of the funky little pig and her fierce attachment to her favourite toy. Olivia has one toy that she loves more than anything - a stuffed animal that she feeds and dresses and takes everywhere. And when he disappears, Olivia is furious! She shouts at Ian and baby William, but they plead innocence. She screams, she cries, she stomps, but is left without her toy and heartbroken. Then, one dark and stormy night, Olivia hears a noise! Candelabra in hand, she bravely creeps into her bedroom to face a huge menacing shadow on the wall, a piece of her beloved toy in its jaws!Olivia, like many young pigs, experiences life very intensely. She is utterly obsessed with having her mother make her a red soccer shirt (even though the team color is green), until, of course, she discovers that her favorite toy, her very best toy, is missing, at which point she becomes utterly obsessed with finding it. She looks under the rug, the sofa, and the cat. She shouts accusingly at both her younger brother Ian and her baby brother William, who responds with an unsatisfactory "Wooshee gaga." That night (a dark and stormy one), she hears a horrible sound emanating from behind a closed door, and, in a dramatic scene illuminated by her flaming candelabra and showcased in a fold-out spread, she sees the family dog Perry chewing her favorite toy to bits. As devastating as this is to a passionate young pig, "even Olivia couldn't stay mad forever." She sews up her dismembered toy and falls asleep that very night cozied up with both it and the toy-wrecking Perry. The New Yorker cartoonist and Caldecott Honor artist Ian Falconer (Olivia, 2001) fills his pages with delightful visual stunts, such as the time-lapse drawings of Olivia waiting and waiting and waiting for her mom to sew her soccer shirt and the exaggeratedly scary shadow the toy-eating dog casts on the wall. Olivia fans will rejoice to see their favorite pig being her usual extreme self. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson
General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in General Books
Jamberryby Bruce Degen
HarperFestival; Published: 1994-12-30; Board book; Book
Best price: $3.87
Price in other shops:
Time for Bedby Mem Fox
Red Wagon Books; Published: 1997-09-01; Board book; Book
Best price: $3.67
Price in other shops:
Llama Llama Red Pajamaby Anna Dewdney
Viking Juvenile; Published: 2005-05-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.68
Price in other shops:
Moo Baa La La Laby Sandra Boynton
Little Simon; Published: 1982-11-30; Board book; Book
Best price: $2.48
Price in other shops:
Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board)by Sandra Boynton
Workman Publishing Company; Published: 1993-10-01; Board book; Book
Best price: $3.21
Price in other shops:
The Monster at the End of This Book (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)by Jon Stone
Random House Books for Young Readers; Published: 2000-06-27; Board book; Book
Best price: $1.79
Price in other shops:
Good Night Gorilla Gift Boxby Peggy Rathmann
Putnam Juvenile; Published: 2003-09-29; Board book; Book
Best price: $11.91
Price in other shops:
You Are Special (Max Lucado's Wemmicks)by Max Lucado's Wemmicks
Thomas Nelson; Published: 2004-07-28; Board book; Book
Best price: $48.82
The Going to Bed Book: (lap-size edition)by Sandra Boynton
Little Simon; Published: 2004-08-31; Board book; Book
Best price: $4.90
Price in other shops:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See (Big Book)by Bill Martin
Harcourt School; Published: 1989-06; Hardcover; Book
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Olivia Carry-Along Coloring Kitby Ian Falconer
Simon Scribbles; Published: 2007-10-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.29
Price in other shops:
Fancy Nancyby Jane O'connor
Harper Collins Publishers; HarperCollins; Published: 2005-12-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.43
Price in other shops:
Olivia's Big Christmasby Ian Falconer
Simon Scribbles; Published: 2007-10-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.48
Price in other shops:
Olivia's Oppositesby Ian Falconer
Atheneum; Published: 2002-06-01; Board book; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
Olivia Countsby Ian Falconer
Atheneum; Published: 2002-06-01; Board book; Book
Best price: $2.12
Price in other shops:
Dream BigAndrews McMeel Publishing; Published: 2006-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.65
Price in other shops:
Oliviaby Ian Falconer
INGRAM BOOK & DISTRIBUTOR; Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books; Published: 2000-10-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.47
Price in other shops:
Olivia Saves the Circusby Ian Falconer
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books; Published: 2001-10-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.47
Price in other shops:
Olivia Helps with Christmas (Olivia Series)by Ian Falconer
Atheneum; Published: 2007-10-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.81
Price in other shops:
Olivia Forms a Bandby Ian Falconer
Atheneum; Published: 2006-06-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.53
Price in other shops: