Olivia Forms A Band by Ian Falconer

I decided to read this book after greatly enjoying the first Olivia book I read. I was immediately drawn to this title because of my love of anything related to music. The first thing that stood out about this book was the difference in the illustrations. In comparison to the first Olivia book, this title had much more colorful illustrations. Whereas Olivia was illustrated in only black and white with very little red, this book used many other colors and had some very interesting background illustrations as well. For example, towards the end of the book Olivia and her family attend a fireworks show and the there are some gorgeous illustrations of the setting sun and the fireworks going off. The narrative of the book revolves around Olivia wanting to start her own band. My personal favorite part of this book is a fold out section in the middle where Olivia is marching under transcribed sheet music and notes. Also, I really enjoyed the last page of the book when Olivia is finally sleeping and dreams she is sitting on the Supreme Court. In summary, I greatly enjoyed this book and found it just as enjoyable as the first Olivia book.