In the self-illustrated Olivia, he first introduced his heroine, a fashion-savvy piglet who has gone on to gain a position within the pantheon of popular SidelightsĪ theatrical set and costume designer who has also created cover designs for the popular New Yorker magazine, Ian Falconer made an unusual sidestep in his career when he decided to make a picture book for his four-year-old niece.

Adaptationsįalconer's 'Olivia' character has been used in merchandising, including as two dolls. Olivia Dreams Big, Andrews McMeel ( Kansas City, MO), 2006.Ĭontributor of illustrations to periodicals, including New Yorker.Īuthor's works have been translated into seventeen languages, including Latin. Olivia Forms a Band, Athenum (New York, NY), 2006.

Teatro Olivia (pop-up book), Atheneum (New York, NY), 2004. Olivia … and the Missing Toy, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2003. Olivia's Opposites, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2002. Olivia Counts, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2002.

Olivia Saves the Circus, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2001. Parents' Choice Gold Award and Mittens Award Honor Book designation, both 2000, and Caldecott Honor Book designation, American Library Association (ALA), Marion Vannett Ridgway Award Honor Book designation, and White Ravens Award, all 2001, all for Olivia Best Illustrated Book designation, New York Times, 2001, and ALA Notable Book designation, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book designation, American Booksellers Book Sense Book of the Year Award, and ABC Children's Booksellers Choices designation, all 2002, all for Olivia Saves the Circus Book Sense Book of the Year nomination, American Booksellers Association, 2003, for Olivia … and the Missing Toy Parent's Choice Gold Award for picture book, and National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Award, both 2003, and Bank Street College School of Education Best Children's Book designation, International Reading Association Children's Choice designation, and Book Sense Book of the Year finalist, all 2004, all for Olivia … and the Missing Toy works included on numerous state reading lists and award nomination lists. Designer of sets and costumes for stage productions of New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, and others designer of float for Disneyland. Designer of stage sets and/or costumes for opera and stage productions, including (with David Hockney), Tristan and Isolde, 1987 Turandot, 1992 Die Frau Ohne Schatten, 1995 and The Santaland Diaries, 2002. Set designer, children's book author and illustrator, and painter. Education: Attended New York University ( art history), Parsons School of Design, (painting), and Otis Art Institute.

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