![]() ![]() I particularly appreciated the use of a darker background, and a strategically placed candelabra, in the 'film noir' mystery sequence. The artwork, done in charcoal and gouache, captures all the little humorous details in the story, as well as adding some of its own. ![]() Like its predecessors, I found Olivia and the Missing Toy absolutely hilarious! Ian Falconer has a real gift for capturing the simultaneously stubborn and sweet quality of his little piglet heroine, as well as the sometimes appalled, but always loving reactions of her very patient mother. Fortunately, she's also capable of forgiveness. ![]() The solution - the family dog Perry has eaten her beloved plaything - proves rather mundane, but Olivia is capable of making a drama of anything. Here Olivia finds that her favorite toy has gone missing, and in a film-noir setting, she explores the mystery. Hyperactive porcine wonder Olivia returns in this third picture-book devoted to her hilarious adventures, following upon the Caldecott Honor-winning Olivia, and the fun follow-up, Olivia Saves the Circus. ![]()
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