It stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year, was awarded the Caldecott Honor and has sold over 10 million copies. Looking for books by Ian Falconer See all books authored by Ian Falconer, including Olivia, and Olivia Helps with Christmas, and more on. The first book in the series, called “Olivia,” was published in 2000. Ian Falconer is the author and illustrator of the Olivia book series, including Olivia, Olivia Helps with Christmas, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, Olivia. “I also thought my instincts about the story were, if unpolished, right, and had happened organically with the pictures.” Falconer would go on to produce thirty covers, so many of which had such great insight into life in New York. “I am afraid my vanity wouldn’t allow me to relegate myself to ‘illustrated by,’” he said. I also learned that in 1996, just a few years before he began publishing the Olivia books, Falconer had been approached by the New Yorker’s art director Françoise Mouly to help her refresh the look of the magazine’s cover art. He turned down publishers who wanted the text be written by an outside author. Family members and friends encouraged him to keep working on the character. Ian Falconer, the author of the Olivia books and of more than thirty New Yorker covers, died on Tuesday, at the age of sixty-three, after a brief illness. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996.įalconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996. Rippy said Falconer died March 7 of natural causes while with family in Norwalk, Connecticut. Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died.įalconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Ian Falconer, the author of the Olivia books and of more than thirty New Yorker covers, died on Tuesday, at the age of sixty-three, after a brief illness.

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