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Title: Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer ISBN: 0-689-85291-6 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (24 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as good as the first two :-(
Comment: Like most Hollywood 3rd movies....'Olivia and the Missing Toy' doesn't quite measure up to the first two installments....the first one was so cute and clever....the second one was just as cute and surprisingly even more clever....but this third one comes across a bit contrived....the story is rather disjointed, jumping around from soccer attire to a missing toy....the one liners are nowhere near as humorous....and the ending is pretty much a letdown, lacking the climatic wit and irreverence of the first two....it's an OK book, but nothing like the first two Olivias....which is a bit of a disappointment considering how long we all had to wait for number 3?! :-(
Rating: 5
Summary: Olivia, Is Such a Silly Pig
Comment: Ian Falconer has built a large fan base with the silly pig,Olivia. Her pig antics are on a human scale, and children and adults can identify with her. Olivia has her mind set on a new jersey and not the kind her friends have. Her mom is busy with this new jersey until Olivia discovers her favorite toy is missing- everything in the household stops to help Olivia find her toy. Alas, it is gone. In a dream/nightmare Olivia sees her dog chewing on her favorite toy- oh no, mommy sews it back together and Olivia is free to move on to other things. I know Olivia lives in the heart of her young readers. My granddaughter sent me the following:
"hi gramma
the new olivia book came and i love it! she is such a silly piggy. mom says she is a little ornery like me. i don't know what she means. thank you for thinking of me and for the nice prezzie." This says it all- don't you think? prisrob
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: "Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy" is about Olivia trying to find her toy and eventually found that her dog destroyed it. She sewed it back up and finally forgave the dog.
Positives:
1. Olivia did forgive her dog so it does 'somewhat' teach forgiveness.
Negatives:
1. Olivia is a brat and demanding. While searching for her toy she does not say please or ask nicely for help & she falsely accuses her baby brother.
2. It is very disjointed. The story begins with Olivia wanting a new soccer uniform that is a different color & the missing toy episode comes in about halfway through the story. The book does not return to or resolve the new soccer uniform part of the story.
I would not recommend this book & will not be reading it to my child.
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Title: Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer ISBN: 068982954X Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Olivia's Opposites by Ian Falconer ISBN: 0689850883 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Olivia Counts by Ian Falconer ISBN: 0689850875 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Olivia by Ian Falconer ISBN: 0689829531 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss ISBN: 006000150X Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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