Ian Falconer

Ian Woodward Falconer (born August 25, 1959) is an American illustrator, children's book author, and costume and set designer for the theater. He has created 30 covers for The New Yorker as well as other publications. Falconer is best known for the Olivia series, which features a young pig and her many adventures, which was inspired by the birth of his first niece and his desire to give her a special "first" present. Born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Mr. Falconer, who graduated from The Cambridge School of Weston, studied art history at New York University and painting at Parsons School of Design and Otis Art Institute. 2Children's books In the Olivia series: Olivia, 2000 - winner of 2001 Caldecott Honor Olivia Saves the Circus, 2001 - 2002 Booksense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Olivia's Opposites, 2002 Olivia Counts, 2002 Olivia...and the Missing Toy, 2003 Teatro Olivia, 2004 Olivia Forms a Band, 2006 - 2006 Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award Dream Big (starring Olivia), 2006 Olivia Helps with Christmas, 2007 - 2008 Falconer won the Illustrator of the Year in the Children's Choice Book Awards for this title Olivia Goes to Venice, 2010 Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, 2012 2Awards Caldecott Honor for Olivia, 2000 Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001 ALA Notable Children's Books 2000 & 2001 Child's Best Book of 2001 Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2000 & 2001 Publishers Weekly, Best Books of 2000 & 2001 BookSense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for Olivia Saves the Circus, 2002 Voted "Favorite Illustrator" for Olivia Helps with Christmas by over 50,000 children at the Children's Choice Book Awards, 2008 2Theater designs Ian Falconer is active in the world of theater design. He teamed up with artist David Hockney and together they collaborated on the costume designs for the Los Angeles Opera production of Tristan and Isolde (1987); he served as co-designer (sets and costumes) with Mr. Hockney on the Lyric Opera's production of Turandot (1992); and designed the costumes for The Royal Opera's production of Die Frau Ohne Schatten at Covent Garden. In 1996, M