In this book our title character, whose impulsive and honorary ways are more than reminiscent of your average youngster, has her mommy make her a new soccer uniform as she is unimpressed by the color of her current outfit - but all excitement of having the new garment complete goes out the window when she realizes that her favorite toy has gone missing!įrom this point on, panic erupts.this becomes the focal point of the story, as Olivia searches for the toy and questions EVERYONE who is a possible suspect.of course, her siblings are her primary focus!! Capitalization and frantic words help bring this funny story to life which serves to illustrate just how dramatic our children can be when for a minor event to us, becomes a major cause of concern for them!

Olivia is a delightful series of books featuring a little pig - Olivia and her adventures that are primarily created by the way in which she sees the world!

Ages 3-7.Funny enjoyable book from this adorable series Though it hardly seems possible, Falconer's visual and verbal narrative talents continue to grow. I need it!' the audience assumes the viewpoint of her mother, staring down into the protagonist's gaping mouth. As Olivia shouts, 'Where's my toy? It was right there on the bed. Once again Falconer nails common three-year-old parlance and posture. (A clue appears in the lower right-hand corner of the illustration, where the toy is last seen.) It won't give away the fun to say that Perry the spotted, panting pooch introduced in Olivia and who bears a certain resemblance to the sidekicks in the 'Madame Olivia and her Trained Dogs' act in Olivia Saves the Circus plays a bigger role in this episode. While her mother sews, Olivia's beloved green-and-red toy (who makes a comical cameo appearance in a wordless vignette on the endpapers) disappears with the turn of a page. 'That's the point,' retorts the heroine in an oversize font. 'But then you'll look different from everyone else on the team,' says her mother.

However, 'green is not Olivia's color.' So she entreats her mother to make a red soccer jersey to replace her team's green one. The porcine star who burst onto the children's books stage in black and white plus her favorite color, red is back! Here Falconer adds green to his palette and mystery to the plot for this third adventure featuring the incomparable Olivia.

Olivia and the missing toy book