Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer

Olivia Saves the Circus is another fine picture book in the Olivia series by Ian Falconer. In this adventure Olivia is asked to tell her class about her vacation. As Olivia begins to tell the class about a visit to the circus her imagination gets the best of her, and soon Olivia has replaced all the usual performers in the circus.

As usual, Falconer's drawings are amazing. Especially the large foldout picture of Olivia imagining herself as the Queen of the Trampoline. Thinking of Falconer's artwork, I would love to see him write a wordless Olivia picture book. Think of the imaginative stories that kids could make up using his pictures!