Customer Reviews

Olivia Acts Out (Olivia TV Tie-In)

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I was hesitant to buy this book since it is from the animated series, but my kids are such fans of Olivia, they just can't get enough. I just got it from amazon yesterday and we read it three times before bed. It has raised figures on the pages which my kids liked to run their fingers over. The illustrations are not like Ian falconer's at all. They are directly from the television series which is a sweet and funny animated version of the original book series. It is one of the few shows that I let the kids watch because it has very little or no whining and fighting in it. It also maintains the sense of humor and empowerment that Olivia carries with her. It's high quality -thicker pages good for the young ones -and inexpensive and perfect for a gift or to feed the hunger for more Olivia!

How can you not love Olivia? This perky, playful little porker is always up to some sort of smile provoking mischief. And often her doings also hold a lesson for young readers.

It's that time of year again at Olivia's school - time for the annual school play. Never one to under estimate her abilities Olivia is quite certain she will be given the leading role in The Fairy Queen. However, much to Olivia's distress Francine is given the role of the Fairy Queen and, oh, dear, Olivia is to be Cow Number Two. It's quite one thing to be cast as a cow but to make matter worse she has no speaking lines - all the audience will hear from Olivia is one "Moo."

Olivia is pretty downcast until her father reminds her, "Well, just remember: it's not what you say; it's how you say it."

Youngsters will enjoy the emphasis, intonations and drama Olivia is able to bring to the one syllable "Moo," and also be happily surprised to learn what Olivia comes up with to almost steal the show.

- Gail Cooke

I really enjoy the Olivia books but this one is just so boring. It doesn't keep my daughters attention either.

A clever book that's useful in helping children see how they might react when they are disappointed. Nice ending as well when Olivia helps out her rival rather than relish her discomfort.

My 2 year old daughter loves Olivia. We added this book to her collection and she loves it! The size is great because its a bit bigger than the other Olivia books and the pages have texture to them so she loves to feel Olivia's ears. Great book to add to your collection!

By twin five year olds and their sister all loved this book. It has nice thick pages and a great story line.

My granddaughter thoroughly enjoys the Olivia the Pig books. This is another fine story. My granddaughter's name is of course Olivia so I suppose that is why I started buying the books when she was a toddler. She now has quite a collection and we always look forward to the next released book.