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Olivia is back to true greatness in Olivia and the Fairy Princesses. Admittedly, any Olivia is generally better than whatever else is out there, but this one's a true gem as Olivia fumes over the large number of girls (and even a few boys) who are mad about dressing up like pink princesses (don't they know there are LOTS of kinds of princesses, she wonders). At parties, at Halloween, at ballet... all the others just seem to lack Olivia's imagination and she struggles with the fact that everyone
Olivia is in a dilemma. Of course, Olivia is a total princess, but she does not feel that special being JUST a fairy princess anymore. It seems like all of her friends are also fairy princesses, and Olivia wants to stand out! To fix her dilemma, Olivia brainstorms ideas on what she could be instead of a pink loving, fairy princess when she grows-up. How about an Indian princess? Or a French Sailor? There are so many decisions for Olivia to make. What will she decide? Will she choose to be a fair...
Just as cute as all the other Olivia books, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses in an extraordinary story for teaching kids about inner beauty.
The book is good, but the implications of Olivia and the Fairy Princesses go far beyond the surface.Olivia is a candidate for president in our library's Vote for Books program. Yet she CLEARLY states, on the very last page of the book, that she intends to overthrow our government and establish herself the head of a MONARCHY! She doesn't want to be our president in this time of need - she wants to be a mere figurehead, sitting pretty and dripping in jewels.Every vote counts; make sure yours is in...
October 3, 2012Falconer offers something else to all the girls who don't want to be sucked into the princess industry. Both my daughters and I give it two thumbs up. Or, you know, hooves, if that's more appropriate. (Trotters?) We love feisty, difficult, but ultimately fascinating Olivia.Library copy.30 May, 2013
Irrepressible Olivia is back in this seventh picture-book devoted to her madcap adventures, and this time she's preoccupied with the idea of being different and special. How is one to accomplish this, in a world where everyone else seems to want to be the same? Everyone wants to be a fairy princess at the party, everyone wants to be a ballerina. Olivia maintains her unique status, marching to the beat of her own drummer, and eventually she realizes what she truly wants to be: The Queen!Like its
This is a very well written and entertaining book. Ian Falconer, the author and illustrator, compiles a story about a young girl who questions why exactly every young girl wants to be a princess. The book takes the audience through Olivia's identity crisis of wanting to be something more than just a princess. Olivia finds herself not wanting to be like most of the girls her age, instead she wants to be and individual, which is a great message for younger girls. The author takes the reader throug...
Olivia is hilarious; a demanding, sarcastic, intelligent madam who some little girls I know will definitely relate to! This book is about Olivia realising that she no longer wants to wear pink and be a princess, because everyone else is doing it and as she says: "Why do they all want to be the same?" which elegantly opens the debate for children on diversity and fitting in.Personally my favourite part of the book is the illustration of a Halloween party, where Olivia had come dressed as a wartho...
Okay, I'll admit it here. I've never read an Olivia book before. Why? Umm . . . no good reason except I'm not especially enamored of pigs and just didn't happen to pick any of them up. Until now. I was straightening the children's section and this one landed in my hands and I just had to read it. What sold me on it is Olivia's expression on the cover, one that indicates the "fairy princess" costume she's wearing is not a source of joy and happy pinkosity.Now, of course, I'm going to have to go a...
TOO funny! Although I've never seen a kids picture book ("ages 3-7") with the word "malfeasance" used! Kudos to the author for not dumbing things down! Loving the Olivia books :)
This is the anti-Pinkalicious, anti-princess book for kids (and adults) who have had enough of princesses and the color pink! You can't help but laugh out loud at Olivia and her way of thinking.
I love Olivia and this book is great for all of our little princesses who might want to imagine life as someone other than a princess.
What's there not to love about Olivia??!!I can't think of one thing. :)
I have always been resistant to the Olivia books without even reading them because they struck me as kind of prissy and like something that would enforce typical gender roles, or reinforce kids acting in a way that was overly precious. My three year old chose this one from the library and in some ways I was pleasantly surprised. I appreciated that Olivia had some critical thinking about everyone being fairy princesses all the time, that she had hear own sense of style, that her parents seemed ou...
