书名：Olivia 奥莉薇

作者：Ian Falconer伊恩·福尔克纳

出版社: Atheneum Books

出版时间：2004年

读者对象: 2-5岁

语种： 英文

条形码: 9780689874727

商品尺寸: 15.9 x 2 x 21 cm

页数：34

商品重量: 472 g

Olivia would be Eloise, if Eloise were a pig. She is good at singing 40 very loud songs and is very good at wearing people out. And scaring the living daylights out of her little brother, Ian, particularly when he copies her every move. She is also quite skilled at reproducing Jackson Pollocks "Autumn Rhythm #30" on the walls at home. When her mother tucks her in at night and says, "You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway," Olivia precociously pronounces, "I love you anyway too."

The New Yorker artist Ian Falconers endearing charcoal portraits of his porcine heroine are spotted with fire-engine red gouache in all the right places--perhaps a tribute to Hilary Knights red, pink, white, and black celebrations of Olivias human counterpart? When she dresses up, the bow on her ears, her red lipstick, and her high-heeled shoes are all red. (The only time her shades-of-gray body is pink is when she is sunburned and the area where her bathing suit was is white!) Falconer does a fine job of letting the spare text set up the jokes for the visual punch lines--a dryly humorous interplay that adults will appreciate as much as children.

Preschoolers (and their parents) will see themselves in Olivia--a typical high-energy, over-the-top kid who likes the beach and Degas paintings, but hates naps. On the other hand, she combs her ears and is unusually gifted at sandcastle building. While we are certainly reminded of Eloise, Falconers portrait is simpler in scope, less demented, and, as a result, less adult. Bottom line: precocious is fun, and were tickled pink to have Olivia join the parade of, lets just say, individualistic youngsters. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson 

奥莉微多才多艺，鬼灵精怪的她，对任何事情都有自己的一套想法。而红色、魄、黑色是属于奥莉薇的经典色彩，深受全世界各地大朋友小朋友的欢迎。

奥莉薇是一只小猪，她擅长很多事情，要说拿手的一件事就是把人累昏，甚至常常把自己也累昏！她会涂妈妈的口红、穿上妈妈的高跟鞋照镜子，还会吓弟弟。要是出门，她还会把所有的衣服都拿出来穿一遍。晴天妈妈会带她去海边，她会把自己晒成一条大热狗；而下雨天，她则会去参观博物馆。她喜欢直直走到德加的 《芭蕾排演》面前，那是她喜欢的一幅画，她幻想自己也能成为一名芭蕾舞演员。不过有一张画她老是搞不懂，就是 波拉克的《秋天的韵律 30号》，她对妈妈说，这样的画，我大概只要五分钟，就可以画一幅一模一样的。回到家里，她就真的在墙上画了起来…

读过《奥莉薇》的爸爸妈妈们，很容易有这样的同感：奥莉薇就是自家的小宝贝！封面一开始，我们看到了奥莉薇的全身正面形象，接着翻下去，奥莉薇的各种衣饰、装备展现在眼前，还有她的各种表情、动作，接着是她的家人。我们感觉奥莉薇已经变得越来越熟悉，形象也越来越丰满，可是回头想想，伊恩除了这些，别的几乎什么也没画。他甚至只用了黑、白、红三种颜色就完成了这。就这样，画家不可思议地将所有人的关注聚焦于小奥莉薇身上，我们不必操心故事发生在何时、何地，而这，也使得孩子更自然地联想到自身。

伊恩为《纽约客》杂志画过无数的插画以及封面，他也曾替纽约市芭蕾舞团做过服装及舞台设计，做过旧金山歌剧院和英国皇家歌剧院的舞台设计。《奥莉薇是》伊恩的一本童书，却一鸣惊人，该书不仅名列“出版人周刊”的年度畅销绘本第四名，至今仍居纽约时报的每周畅销绘本榜单。

Best-selling author, noted illustrator and set designer Ian Falconer has had a varied career spanning the worlds of publishing, opera, ballet and fine arts. Born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Mr. Falconer studied Art History at New York University and painting at Parsons School of Design and Otis Art Institute.