Ian commenced school at Scotch on 11 February 1958. Even when OLIVIA first emerged, we knew that little. Ian Falconer 62) Earlier this year the Scotch Family was saddened by the death of Ian Falconer. 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. Ian Falconer was the first MAJOR talent in children's literature to emerge in the 2000s.

The first book in the series, called “Olivia,” was published in 2000. Entity ID: E39PBJycT3hQF7fvT67CTC4KBP Entity Type: Person Description: American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer. “I also thought my instincts about the story were, if unpolished, right, and had happened organically with the pictures.” “I am afraid my vanity wouldn’t allow me to relegate myself to ‘illustrated by,'” he said. 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. He turned down publishers who wanted the text be written by an outside author. Ian Falconer, the author and illustrator of the bestselling Oliviachildren’s book series chronicling the charming adventures of a very capable young piglet in a distinctive minimalist art. Family members and friends encouraged him to keep working on the character. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996. (Simon & Schuster)įalconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996. Stage designer and artist Ian Falconer didnt initially set out to write books for children, but an impromptu gift for his young niece became the adored.

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.

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