The Tales of Olga Da Polga

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Savery said: “There’s very good reasons why they say never work with children or animals, but we’ve always loved facing the challenges that brings. It was mostly the fault of Olga herself. The story was decent, the idea was fun, but Olga was just a terrible character. Starting rumours, making up tall tales (which I truly didn't like and I was dreading them when they popped up), thinking she is so much more superior to anyone (and bragging about it), and much much more. I was so terribly glad for the humans that they didn't have to hear Olga's stories, but I felt sorry for the animals. There were eight picture books released, the first of which, “Olga Counts Her Blessing”, was released in the year 1975, while the last, “Olga’s Special Day”, was released in the same year. Ich liebe die farbigen Zeichnungen und auch die Geschichte, wie das Meerschweinchen ein zu Hause bekommt. Soweit ich mich erinnere, tat mir Olga damals sehr leid. Weil sie in einem Käfig, in einer Tierhandlung saß. Wie froh war ich, als sie endlich da raus durfte. Wie gesagt sie wird immer etwas Besonderes für mich bleiben.

Sure, she was also interesting to read about, to see her live her life, to see her talk about the changing of seasons, to see her views on her home, to see her make friends with even the unlikeliest animals (cats). In 2022, the BBC commissioned 13 episodes of a live-action TV series of Olga da Polga for CBeebies, featuring Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill. A second series is set to air in 2023. [4] Books [ edit ] Chapter books [ edit ] Olga Takes Charge” is the third chapter book in the “Olga da Polga” series, which was released in the year 1982. Olga was in a jam. That day she was in quite a few jams, each one worse than the one before, until her mind was whirling so much and she did not know which way to go. We are introduced to Olga da Polga in the early part of her life, when she is one of many guinea pigs in a pet shop. From the start it is clear that the stories comprise not only fantasy, but also accurate observation about how guinea pigs behave, and are cared for. Although it is written as a fantastical tale from an animal's point of view, it reveals a good insight into how and why this particular species (guinea pig or cavey) behaves. It would be a lovely and enjoyable read for a child who is about to become the owner of a guinea pig, as well as those who are already enthusiastic about animals. For children who love stories, this would be a perfect addition to a factual instructive primer. The housing, treatment and conditions Olga da Polga is kept in are ideal for a pet guinea pig, and clearly described as part of the story, and the animal's reactions to them are quite authentic.Bond created new characters in a bid to escape being defined solely by Paddington’s huge success, with Olga proving the most successful, appearing in books from 1971 to 2002. There are also illustrations, and I have to say those were the best part of the book. Olga looks absolutely adorable, and I just love how detailed the art is. Then there is Fangio, who is a hedgehog that has Argentine blood. He usually stays in a box out in the Sawdust’s garage. Fangio likes a meal of bread soaked in milk. Often, he goes out to the Elysian Fields, which is a patch of waste land located just beyond the shrubbery.

I finally managed to meet Michael’s daughter Karen to show her my ideas. She immediately ran off to get her father’s work and showed me that the ideas he had to bring Olga to the screen, were almost identical to the scripts I’d written. Olga da Polga has left the pet shop to start a new life with her owners. Her home is now a large and airy hutch and it's not long before she meets Noel the cat, Fangio the hedgehog, and Graham the tortoise. Her garden companions soon discover that Olga loves an audience and from the moment she arrives she tells them stories about her wild and exciting adventures. Although they are not always sure whether to believe everything Olga says, one thing is certain-since Olga moved in, life is never dull! The visual style echoes the innovative stop-motion animation used to create Paddington’s world when the BBC first turned Bond’s stories into a popular children’s series in 1976. lga is delighted when the Sawdust family move her inside their house for the winter. She has her own box in the corner of the dining room where she spends her days watching the comings and goings in the house. But when she decides to do a spot of decorating, things don't go according to plan . .Once we saw that this was what Michael had envisaged, of course it was a dream come true to be able to go ahead and start filming.”