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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer

shanny1366's review

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5.0

There is SO MUCH to LOVE about this book! Olivia rebels against the idea that every girl should want to be a pink, fluffy-dressed princess. She points out that there are other princesses all over the world (yay for diversity!) AND that there are other, admirable ways to live, such as being a nurse or a reporter (yay for girls with ambition!). The book also talks about how some of the boys even dressed up in pink and wanted to be princesses (yay for breaking gender stereotypes!). As with the other Olivia books, the dry humor is excellent. All around, this is a great read!

upstatelibrarygal's review

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3.0

Olivia is at it again. Irreverent. Precocious.

kellkie's review

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3.0

Not sure how much I like this one... love where it seems to head in the beginning, saddened by the end, and unclear what age would best enjoy this book. Maybe a great opportunity to use in class for discussion on gender roles and rich vocab...? And let young writers choose alternative endings, too!

daisycakesco's review

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4.0

Oh, Olivia. I hope you DO become a reporter and expose corporate malfeasance. And after that, I hope you become President. President Olivia is JUST what we need.

tarshly's review

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5.0

My absolute favorite Olivia book so far... And that's saying a lot because I love all of them.

betterthanhamlet's review

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4.0

Unexpected from the cover, funny, and original. Just what we have come to expect from little miss Olivia.

panda_incognito's review

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5.0

Three cheers for clever picture books that use vocabulary words and promote nonconformity.

jessalynn_librarian's review

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5.0

Some picture book series become less inspired as they go on (I'm looking at you, [b:Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes|9466024|Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes|Eric Litwin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936749s/9466024.jpg|14351052]). Others, like Olivia, somehow manage to maintain their brilliance. Or is it just that I sympathize with Olivia a little too much? "If everyone's a princess, then princesses aren't special anymore! Why do they all want to be the same?" Exactly, Olivia. Exactly.

Bonus points for the inclusion of: The Little Match Girl, Martha Graham, non-sparkly princesses, matador pants, corporate malfeasance, and a warthog.

cmw119's review

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4.0

Didn't initially enjoy this one when I started reading it for story time. I felt like it was trying too hard to push a feminist agenda... until the end. The final premise of this is that Olivia just wants to be different from everyone else and she's not exactly against fairy princesses, just against the crowd, which is something I'm all about.

abbyelizabeth's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

I love how this book is great for kids but also really speaks to the adult reading it!