For illustrator and kids' book writer Ian Falconer, inspiration often comes from people around him. He based the character of Olivia the pig on his young niece, and readers became smitten ...

A new book by Morgan Falconer argues that artists working today should take inspiration from Futurism, Dada and other art movements that sought to reinvent the field. By Orlando Whitfield Orlando ...

NORWALK, Conn. — Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Rippy said Falconer died ...

Ian Falconer, a wide-ranging artist best known for his picture books about the adventures and antics of Olivia, a bossy, brassy piglet who charmed her way into bestsellerdom, becoming one of the ...

(Atheneum Books for Young Reader/Simon & Schuster) Perspective by Idra Novey At the sad news of Ian Falconer’s death at 63 this week, I thought of Venice, though I have never been there.

He was a stage designer noted for his work in opera when he hit the best-seller list in 2000 with the first in a series of books for children. By Neil Genzlinger Ian Falconer, who had built a ...

The sports correspondent on John Updike’s “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu”—his account of Ted Williams’s last game, and last home run, with the Boston Red Sox. Before he passed away last week at ...

He was 63. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named Olivia, a character he developed for his young niece in 1996. Family members and friends ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with illustrator and kids book writer Ian Falconer about his new picture book, Two Dogs. In Ian Falconer's new book, 'Two Dogs' cause mischief after being left home alone ...

NORWALK, Conn. — Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Rippy said Falconer died Tuesday of ...