Olivia

Olivia is full of energy and life, and is all over the place in the activities she does. She continuously changing her mind of what she'd like to be and tries almost anything that sparks her attention as any child does. She teaches us that maybe we should be more open to a variety interests and spread our imagination rather than stunting everything as we get older. 

Texture: The book has a charcoal shading to the characters.

Characters: Olivia has the energy, attention span, and daydreams just like a child. The text explaining the actions of Olivia are all short and in simple text that of a young child.Colors: The entire book is in black, white and grey tones except for anything that catches Olivia’s attention or what she has done (the ballerina picture, the picture she drew, the painting she made on the wall, etc.). Olivia is also wearing red throughout the entire book fitting the perspective of a child, who are most attracted to red.

Line: The lines are not perfectly straight, crocked making it easier for children to relate too.

Illustrations & Style: The illustrations are that of a child with the imperfect lines, one color stand out, and the short attention span of certain items. It all added to the audience it was intended for which was a young child.

Falconer, I. 2009. Olivia. New York: Atheneum.