The Little Ladies 2: Olivia's Kids

The Little Ladies 2: Olivia's Kids is a 2010 cartoon that is part of Nippon Animation's cinema. It bears some inspiration from The Little Men even though it focuses more on Nance and Olivia and changes the order of events so that it is different from the book as well as including 6 original episodes and several more based on one line or two.

## Episodes

Please note that inspired from can mean anything from following the plot word for word to has a tiny scene from this chapter. All chapters are from The Little Men.

1. "Welcome to Willefase" - inspired from Chapter 7: Naughty Nance
2. "The Brook and the Field Make a Wonderful Classroom - Original
3. "Picking Strawberries in the Forest" - inspired from Chapter 12: Huckleberries
4. "The Tiny Box of Promises" - inspired from Chapter 12: Huckleberries
5. "The Little Musician" - inspired from Chapter 1: Nathan
6. "Timothy and Company" - inspired from Chapter 3: A Sunday
7. "I am Robinson Crusoe" - inspired from Chapter 4: Stepping Stones
8. "The Very First Pumpkin Pie" - inspired from Chapter 5: Patty Pans
9. "The Present from the Kingdom of Toys" - inspired from Chapter 4: Stepping Stones
10. "The Grand Battle in Pajamas" - inspired from Chapter 1: Nathan
11. "The Delinquent from the Streets, Drew" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
12. "The Storm at Willefase" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
13. "Fight! Emilio is Very Angry!" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
14. "Drew and Isabela's Secret" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
15. "The Buttercup Disturbance" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
16. "The Academy is Burning!" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
17. "Bye-bye, Drew!" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
18. "Mom has Came" - Original
19. "Welcome to the Party - inspired from Chapter 9: Faith's Party
20. "What Will I Be in the Future?" - inspired from Chapter 15: Inside the Willow
21. "Please Strike Daddy B. Maxwell" - inspired from Chapter 4: Stepping Stones
22. "The Message from Mr Page" - inspired from Chapter 6: A Fire Brand
23. "The Empty Yard" - inspired from Chapter 10: Back Home Again
24. "I Cannot be Honest" - inspired from Chapter 10: Back Home Again
25. "Let us Make a Museum" - inspired from Chapter 11: Uncle Kenny
26. "I am Not the Thief!" - inspired from Chapter 14: Phil and James
27. "Fractured Friendships" - inspired from Chapter 11: Uncle Kenny
28. "The Confession Message" - inspired from Chapter 14: Phil and James
29. "We Are Not Losing to the Boys!" - inspired from Chapter 8: Pranks and Plays
30. "Li'l Wedding Bells" - inspired from Chapter 20: Around the Fire
31. "The Wonderful Use for $5" - inspired from Chapter 15: Inside the Willow and Chapter 17: Composition Day
32. "I Wanna Be a Doctor" - inspired from Chapter 15: Inside the Willow
33. "Promise to Dad" - inspired from Chapter 19: Theo Brookes
34. "The Messenger of the Stormy Nighttime" - inspired from Chapter 19: Theo Brookes
35. "Inside the Blizzard" - inspired from Chapter 19: Theo Brookes
36. "Drew and the Skittish Horse" - inspired from Chapter 16: Taming the Cat
37. "Premonition of Travel" - Original
38. "Everybody's Decisions" - Original
39. "Tomboyish Olivia Rides a Bike" - Original
40. "Bye-bye, Willefase" - Original

## Characters

### Kids of Willefase

* Timothy Luo
* Dina Squid
* Ethan B. Maxwell
* Isabela B. Maxwell
* Nathan Monje
* Hope Brookes
* Evelyn "Faith" Brookes
* Craig "Stuffy" Brightman
* Shen Morson
* Nancy "Nance" Hannison
* Emilio Hernandez
* Andre Hernandez
* Andrew "Drew" Keane

### Grown-ups of Willefase

* Professor B. Maxwell
* Olivia B. Maxwell
* Vivian (chef)
* Igor (janitor)
* Anna (preschool nanny)

### Others

* Eva Brookes
* Theo Brookes
* Dream Brookes
* Amber Carson
* Kenny Carson
* Mr Page

## Differences from the Book

* Quint Carson, Nick Brown, Ava Paron and Bill Ward are omitted.
* The characters of Mr Page and Dr Eugene are combined into Mr Page.
* The cartoon ends with Timothy leaving to attend school in Albany and Drew going to Spain with Mr Page.
* The whole show is a very long flashback by Nance who is coming back to Willefase 10 years later. In the very last scene, she is reunited with Mrs Olivia.
* Nance is 8 instead of 7 and Drew is 15 instead of 13.
* Instead of cricket, football is a common pastime.
* Nance is a more prominent character and she and Ethan have a much closer relationship.

## Behind the Scenes

* In the episode Promise to Dad, the relationships between Mrs Olivia, Eva, Hope, Faith and Mr Ken are explained with images from the 2018 cartoon Tales of Little Women.
* In the episode Bye-bye, Willefase when Drew is packing, a book he opens reveals a spread from The Little Men specifically the part in Phil and James where Mr B. Maxwell ask each human if they stole Timmy's money.
* The epilogue in the episode Bye-bye, Willefase shows briefly what happens to the characters in or by the ending of Olivia's Kids.