Today I read Eva Olivia by Ian Falconer. Ian wrote and illustrated the book. This is a fun book for parents to read to their rambunctious kids because Olivia is a precocious little pig who likes to wear people out. Do your kids often try on everything they own before they go out for the day, how about trying to recreate a Jackson Pollack painting on the living room wall. These and other things are what Olivia excels at, however she is still cute and fun so we can’t get too mad at her. The writing is simple and the illustrations are very well done yet retain a very simple look. Eva kept trying to pick up the book over and over. So since it was a board book I let her go to it. And then I picked up my camera for a few shots.
Read to Me Dad Ratings
Story – short, not many words. The illustrations tell a great tale. And you can describe the illustrations to add to the story.
Re-Read-ability – Very good, I think Eva will like the Olivia books more and more as she gets older.
Illustrations – Excellent – Where Jan Brett is amazingly detailed Ian Falconer tells a tale in so many fewer lines.
Message – Good – Not much of a message here. The story is cute however.
Plot – Fair – Not really a plot however we are introduced to Olivia for future books in the Olivia Series. There are a few more books.
Characters – Great – Your kids will love Olivia and her precocious nature.
Does Eva Like It – Eva wants to eat the book and touch it more than hear the words and the things I say about each illustration.
