Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer audiobook

Olivia Forms a Band

By Ian Falconer
Read by Dame Edna Everage

Simon & Schuster Audio

The Olivia Series

0.15 Hours Unabridged
Format : Digital Download (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9780743574754

Everyone's favorite Caldecott Honor– winning porcine diva is back and with fanfare! There are going to be fireworks tonight, and Olivia can hardly wait to hear the band. But when she finds out that there isn't going to be a band, she can't understand why not. How can there be fireworks without a band?! And so Olivia sets to putting a band together herself...all by herself. Using pots, pans, her brother's toys, and even her father's suspenders, Olivia forms a band spectacular enough to startle any audience. Here is Olivia doing what Olivia does best -- making noise. 

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Summary

Summary

A NAPPA Gold Award winner

Everyone's favorite Caldecott Honor– winning porcine diva is back and with fanfare! There are going to be fireworks tonight, and Olivia can hardly wait to hear the band. But when she finds out that there isn't going to be a band, she can't understand why not. How can there be fireworks without a band?! And so Olivia sets to putting a band together herself...all by herself. Using pots, pans, her brother's toys, and even her father's suspenders, Olivia forms a band spectacular enough to startle any audience. Here is Olivia doing what Olivia does best -- making noise. 

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“With perfectly nuanced dialogue and a mixture of comical and artful scenes, Falconer explores the logic, invention, and humor emanating from a talented youngster, serious about the mission of the moment. School Library Journal (starred review)
“Olivia remains an indisputably great character, and Falconer a master of antic line and situation.” Booklist

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Author

Author Bio: Ian Falconer

Author Bio: Ian Falconer

Ian Falconer (1959-2023) wrote and illustrated the bestselling and Caldecott Honor–winning Olivia series. He studied art art history at New York University and painting at Parsons School of Design, and his illustrations have appeared on more than thirty covers of the New Yorker. He has also designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, and the Royal Opera House, among others.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 0.15
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English