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About The Book

Everyone's favorite Caldecott Honor-winning porcine diva is back, and with fanfare!

There are going to be fireworks tonight, and Olivia can hardly wait to hear the band. But when she finds out that there isn't going to be a band, she can't understand why not. How can there be fireworks without a band?! And so Olivia sets to putting a band together herself...all by herself. Using pots, pans, her brother's toys, and even her father's suspenders, Olivia forms a band spectacular enough to startle any audience.

Lavishly brought to life in Ian Falconer's signature style, and introducing an eye-catching shade of blue, here is Olivia doing what Olivia does best -- making noise. Now available as an eBook with audio!

About The Author

Photo Credit:

Ian Woodward Falconer (1959–2023) was an author and illustrator of children’s books, including the beloved Olivia series, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created thirty covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications.

About The Illustrator

Photo Credit:

Ian Woodward Falconer (1959–2023) was an author and illustrator of children’s books, including the beloved Olivia series, and a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created thirty covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (November 16, 2010)
  • Length: 50 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781442427358
  • Grades: P - 2
  • Ages: 3 - 7

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Awards and Honors

  • CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
  • NAPPA Gold Award Winner
  • Child Magazine's Guide to Top Books, Videos and Software of the Year

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