Olivia and the Fairy Princesses

Illustrated by: Ian Falconer

For Ages: 3 - 7

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In this picture book starring the world’s most imaginative pig, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity with very lofty goals—and being a princess is NOT one of them!

Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special! She wants to do more than just fit in! So what will she be?
Join Olivia on a hilarious quest for individuality, and rest assured, you won’t find THIS pig pleased to be in pink!

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Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
40 pages |
ISBN 9781442450271 |
August 2012 |
Grades P - 2

$17.99 List Price

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“Thank God for Ian Falconer and his Olivia. She is the popular school-age pig, the latest in a lien of independent, high-spirited young ladies that goes back at least to Madeline and Eloise, and also includes Frances the badger and... ”

– The New York Times Book Review, August 2012 on Olivia and the Fairy Princesses

“The legions of young children (and parents) who have relished Ian Falconer's Olivia books are well aware that the redoubtable eponymous piglet has a distinct personality and a flamboyant sensibility all her own. As a stand-in for... ”

– Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2012

“* Falconer’s hammy piglet…opens this delightful installment declaring, I think I’m having an identity crisis.... I don’t know what I should be!….Olivia stubbornly dresses in red-and-white-striped... ”

– Publishers Weekly on Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, *STAR

“In this latest, delightfully droll episode, readers find their precocious pig suffering from an identity crisis.... Olivia’s whirring brain begins to consider what she might like to be…. Her ultimate choice is... ”

– Kirkus Reviews on Olivia and the Fairy Princesses

“Olivia is back and as strong-willed as ever in this rumination on individuality. The usually upbeat piglet is depressed. I think I’m having an identity crisis. All of the children in her class want to be princesses….... ”

– School Library Journal, August 2012

“Olivia is depressed. She sees that individuality counts for little in her world…. After she spends the night pondering what she can be other than a princess, the last page shows her glorious answer…as with previous... ”

– Booklist on Olivia and the Fairy Princesses

“Independent-minded Olivia continues to be an endearing and distinctive heroine, and many a kid (and adult) weary of Barbie-pink fluff will find Olivia’s perspective refreshing…the hordes of piglets clad in rosy tutus... ”

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The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, September 2012

“I approach sequels cautiously--they frequently don't measure up to the original. Happily, this one doesn't disappoint.... Falconer's droll humor is evident in both words and pictures...pure Olivia.”

– The Plain Dealer

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