Title: Olivia Goes to Venice
Author: Ian Falconer
Year Published: 2010
Ages: 4-8 years old
Why I chose this book: I originally indulged in Olivia Goes To Venice, because I was planning a trip to Italy. Well, that's part of the reason why I chose the book, I was also intrigued by the protagonist. A pig! I had heard about the movie Olivia and how they had to put a snout on someone. So I wanted to investigate keeping my Italian agenda a priority as well.
Reaction: Olivia is darling. She's feisty and she's a proud pretty pig. When her family visits Venice, they eat gelatto every chance they can and nearly sink a gondola! I hope they tipped that gondola driver well ;-) Olivia is in search of the perfect souvenir and goes on quite the adventure to find it.
This book is charming and pretty accurate in my opinion. I haven't been to Venice, however I have visited Milan. I ate a metric ton of gelato and had to dodge a gazillion pigeons which had me worried I was going to be poo'ed on. The illustrations are hilarious. I can see this book being part of the library for fun reading and also being used to practice making predictions. Andiamo!!
This book is charming and pretty accurate in my opinion. I haven't been to Venice, however I have visited Milan. I ate a metric ton of gelato and had to dodge a gazillion pigeons which had me worried I was going to be poo'ed on. The illustrations are hilarious. I can see this book being part of the library for fun reading and also being used to practice making predictions. Andiamo!!
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