Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy

The porcine recipient of a 2001 Calecott Honor Award makes her third appearance in a deliciously funny story that's sure to strike a chord in preschoolers everywhere. Olivia has one special toy that she adores -- a stuffed animal that she has tea with, and wheels around in a stroller, and takes everywhere. But one day it strangely... inexplicably...tragically!...vanishes. Olivia is completely distraught. Who is the culprit? Is it little brother William? Or baby Ian? Or maybe even Edwin the cat? All plead innocence. Then comes a dark and stormy night; Olivia hears a mysterious voice and, candelabra in hand, heads down the shadowy hall to investigate. Nervously, she enters a room, and there, before her, tail wagging, stands the villain!

Filled with all the suspense of a Daphne du Maurier novel, and all the humor of, well, Olivia herself, Ian Falconer's new picture book is sure to become as beloved as its predecessors.