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Ian Woodward Falconer (August 25, 1959 – March 7, 2023) [1] was an American author and illustrator of children's books as well as a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created 30 covers for The New Yorker and also for other publications.
The Olivia book series was inspired by Ian Falconer's niece, Olivia. [1]The series is different from many children's picture books because of its stark minimalism. Inspired by the style of Dr. Seuss, Falconer chose to draw uncluttered images in black and white with the occasional splash of red, along with the insertion of real artwork by famous artists — Degas and Pollock, for example.
When Olivia is passing the cruise ship on the way to meet Feramo, a terrorist bomb blows the ship up. Olivia helps to rescue survivors but hundreds are killed. Soon afterwards, in Los Angeles, Olivia meets Feramo again, working on a movie. Olivia calls the FBI with her suspicions about Feramo, but is interrupted. She also has her room swept for ...
Author Date Type TV Date Country 1: The Big Clock: 1948: John Farrow: UK: The Big Clock: Kenneth Fearing: 1946: Novel--- 2: Our Man in Havana: 1959: Carol Reed: UK: Our Man in Havana: Graham Greene: 1958: Novel--- 3: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: 1965: Martin Ritt: UK: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: John le Carré: 1963: Novel--- 4 ...
Biographical information typically includes the author's academic background, career achievements, awards, information on one's personal life and a list of other publications by the author. [1] [2] The author page appears in the back matter (end matter) of a book, usually as the final page; thus, it does not possess a page number.
In 1969, she began writing and illustrating a series of books for young readers beginning with The Haunted Spy [1] about a retired spy named Hannibel Stern who with his dog Zero retires to live in a castle on an island, making friends with a 400-year-old ghost Sir Roger de Rudisell (Byfield's mother's maiden name) who advises him.
Two months after Archer faked us out with a so-called “series finale,” it’s back with a three-part finale event. Are Sterling Archer’s spying days really done for good, though? The event ...
[1] [2] The book, released on May 19, 2015 through Feiwel & Friends, is the first in the series of the same name From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess. It follows Olivia, a biracial 12-year-old who finds out she is the paternal younger half-sister of Princess Mia Thermopolis.