![]() ![]() It stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year, was awarded the Caldecott Honor and has sold over 10 million copies. The first book in the series, called “Olivia,” was published in 2000. “I also thought my instincts about the story were, if unpolished, right, and had happened organically with the pictures.” ![]() “I am afraid my vanity wouldn’t allow me to relegate myself to ‘illustrated by,’” he said. He turned down publishers who wanted the text be written by an outside author. Family members and friends encouraged him to keep working on the character. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996.įalconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996. Rippy said Falconer died March 7 of natural causes while with family in Norwalk, Connecticut. ![]() Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died.įalconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Two Dogs From Ian Falconer, Caldecott Honor winner and 1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Olivia series, comes a dashingly delightful picture book about two unforgettable dachshunds and their search for fun Dachshund brothers Perry and Augie are home alone and desperately want to get outside and have a good time. The brilliant story of two dachshunds and their escapades by Ian Falconer, the bestselling creator of the Olivia seriesOne day, home alone, dachshund brothers Perry and Augie look longingly out the window, desperate to be outside. ![]()
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