Olivia (Bilderbücher) (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Ian Falconer   Rezensionen: Olivia would beEloise, if Eloise were a pig. She is good at singing 40 very loud songs and isverygood 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 Pollock's "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 Yorkerartist Ian Falconer's endearing charcoal portraits of his porcine heroine are spotted with fire-engine red gouache in all the right places--perhaps a tribute to Hilary Knight's red, pink, white, and black celebrations of Olivia's 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 isunusuallygifted at sandcastle building. While we are certainly reminded of Eloise, Falconer's portrait is simpler in scope, less demented, and, as a result, less adult. Bottom line: precocious is fun, and we're tickled pink to have Olivia join the parade of, let's just say,individualisticyoungsters. (Ages 4 to 8)--Karin Snelson-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe:Gebundene Ausgabe © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Alle Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Olivia ,  Bilderbücher ,  Gebundene  ab 1 Euro! Siehe auch folgende Artikel: Manege frei für Olivia (Bilderbücher) von Ian Falconer Olivia... und das verlorene Kuscheltier von Ian Falconer Olivia haut auf die Pauke von Ian Falconer Olivia and the Missing Toy von Ian Falconer Mehr zu  Literature,  Familie,  Bilderbücher,  Ab 4 Jahren Home ...,    Angebote ansehen ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)