Olivia Helps with Christmas, Ian Falconer
Olivia Helps with Christmas, Ian Falconer
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Olivia Helps with Christmas

Author: Ian Falconer

Narrator: Dame Edna Everage

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2009


Synopsis

Everyone’s favorite Caldecott Honor–winning pig and number-one Santa Claus enthusiast, Olivia, helps to make the season brighter than ever in this lovingly told and lavishly illustrated picture book.

Christmas is coming, and Olivia is incredibly busy. She has to wait for Santa Claus, make sure dad sets up the tree, wait for Santa, watch mom make the Christmas dinner, wait for Santa, oversee the care with which the stockings are hung and, of course, OPEN HER PRESENTS! Do you see how hard it is to be so helpful during the holidays?

About Ian Falconer

Ian Woodward Falconer (1959–2023) was an author and illustrator of children’s books, including the beloved Olivia series, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created thirty covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary

I had forgotten all about this charismatic pig called Olivia, my daughter loved these books when she was little. Olivia is a little piglet who lives with her mum, dad and little brother, she is busy, helpful, talkative and excited about Christmas! These are nice observations of family life and the f......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

Hyperactive porcine heroine Olivia returns in this fifth picture-book devoted to her continuing adventures, this time "helping" her family prepare for Christmas, as she eagerly awaits the arrival of Santa Claus. Whether it's detangling the Christmas tree lights, or setting the table for dinner, Oliv......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

How have I not reviewed this before? This is one of our all time favorite Christmas books! Olivia is at the height of her awesomeness at Christmas, and my daughter reads this book happily all year long!......more