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Olivia's Christmas by Ian Falconer

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mrssoule's review against another edition

5.0

This is a great holiday book for all ages - it's simple enough to keep our 1-year-old engaged, snarky enough to entertain our 11-year-old, and funny enough to make my husband and I laugh. We read it this year for the first time as part of our Books for Advent Calendar and we're keeping this one in the mix for next year.

calamitymane's review against another edition

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5.0

Olivia really is a character. She "helps" at Christmas and, as ever, she makes her mark. Full of humour and funny little (what must be ) inside jokes. Wonderful illustrations throughout.

I would definitely make this an annual read.

elyssam's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

5.0

Olivia is such a gift to the world. One of my favorite fictional characters and always hilarious. I think her Christmas book is one of the best/funniest. I love her and this book.

trixie_reads's review against another edition

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5.0

I have not been a huge fan of Olivia in the past, but this book made my laugh out loud. I think my 10-year-old appreciated the humor more than my 5-year-old, but both liked it.

jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition

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4.0

December 2016 - I think we read this last year, but it didn't make an impression on Ben. This time he loved it - watching out the window, looking for Santa, cutting the top off the tree, having trouble falling asleep. For whatever reason, Olivia's baby brother receiving booties for Christmas sent him into hysterical laughter.