Either they didn’t dare or it’s simply a non-issue now. I thought it was pretty spontaneous, or at least articulate enough to be nonscripted.Īs you wrote this manuscript, did you run into any controversy with editors around Olivia identifying “some of the boys” as wanting to be princesses as well, not unlike the child in My Princess Boy? She goes on a rant and says, “Why do boys get all these different things? We all have to get pink!” That made me feel very happy. But then I saw a viral video of a little girl filmed by her father in a store, in the pink aisle with all the girl stuff. I started the book about a year ago, and I had some doubts. So the book emerged from my frustration with trying to get some good quality stories and dolls and outfits and things that reflected Olivia more than the standard tutu.Īre you at all nervous about how pink devotees will respond to Olivia’s rejection of such accoutrements? In the first book she does a little ballet thing, but it’s not really her character. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.Pink doesn’t make sense with Olivia because she is not that kind of creature anyway. _ This story has been updated to correct Falconer’s year of birth to 1959, not 1969. He transferred to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and began working with artist David Hockney, helping him in his stage opera designs.įalconer is survived by his mother Sandy and sisters Tonia and Tory, as well as nieces and nephews Olivia, Ian, August, Perry and Will. 25, 1959, in Ridgefield, Connecticut, studied art history at New York University for two years and then enrolled as a painter at the Parsons School of Design. He also created 30 magazine covers for The New Yorker.įalconer was born Aug. In 2022, he published a new book for children called “Two Dogs.” He told National Public Radio last year the characters, a pair of dachshunds named Perry and Augie, were inspired by his nephews.įalconer was also a designer of sets and costumes for ballet and opera companies around the world including numerous productions by the New York City Ballet. He wrote and illustrated seven sequels, the last of which was “Olivia the Spy” in 2017. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.

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