Fern and Otto
A Picture Book Story About Two Best Friends
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2020
Summary
Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin, here is a charming picture book about two friends who enter a fairytale world hoping to find an exciting story to tell.
When best friends Fern, a bear, and Otto, a cat, go searching for an exciting story in the forest, they have different ideas about what that means. Fern thinks they should stop and watch a race between a tortoise and a hare, but Otto worries a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks the three brothers…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593121306 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593121309 |
| Author: | Stephanie Graegib |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Schwartz & Wade |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
Praise for Fern and Otto:
“The whole work is deceptively simple yet visually complex, encouraging close inspection and multiple rereads…. [A] delightful friendship story.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
Praise for Little Fox in the Forest:
“Young children will pore over this wordless picture book again and again, finding something new to enjoy each time.” —Kirkus, starred review
“A charming, fantastical twist on the backyard adventure.” —Booklist, starred review
“This is a story not just to read but to inhabit.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Viewers can pick up skills in decoding visual narrative while also getting a chance to breathlessly root around in some serious cuteness.” —Bulletin, starred review
Stephanie Graegib
Stephanie Graegin received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Arts and her MFA in Printmaking from the Pratt Institute. Graegin’s authorial debut, Little Fox in the Forest garnered five starred reviews and appeared on many Best of the Year lists. She is also the illustrator of several books for children, including The Lost Gift by Kallie George; Water in the Park by Emily Jenkins, which received three starred reviews; Peace Is an Offering by Annette LeBox; and How to Share with a Bear by Eric Pinder. Stephanie lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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