Ian Falconer, Children’s Book Author of OLIVIA, Dies at 63

Illustrator, children’s author, and theatrical acceptable decorator Ian Falconer died Tuesday successful Connecticut. The writer is champion known for his children’s publication bid Olivia, which is astir a clever young pig. The award-winning series, with its stylish colour scheme, debuted successful 2000 and went connected to see 7 much books that altogether sold much than 10 cardinal copies.

Falconer was calved successful Ridgefield, Connecticut, studied creation past astatine New York University and coating astatine Parsons School of Design and the Otis Art Institute. He aboriginal designed theatre sets and costumes for David Hockney, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the New York City Ballet, and The Royal Opera. In 1996, helium talented his niece the archetypal Olivia book earlier publishing it successful 2000 and naming it aft her.

Close person and playwright Jeff Whitty said of Falconer, “Ian pointed retired quality successful the overlooked. He balanced bright, boyish curiosity and the contented of a grizzled sage.”

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