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Otto The Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
Summary: Otto lives in a book and is happiest when his story is being read. Otto is no ordinary storybook character: when no one is looking, he comes to life! Otto loves to walk off of his book’s pages, but when his book is taken away while Otto is off exploring, the book bear sets off on a grand adventure to find a new home.
Except…it’s an awfully big world for such a small bear and Otto misses his warm book. Will Otto ever find the perfect home?
What I liked about this book: I LOVE this book. In fact, this might be my new favorite picture book. It’s about a bear and a book – two of my favorite things. The illustrations are brilliant. They look like a combination of either pen and ink or water color. I wouldn’t mind having them framed for my library walls. Young children will love the idea of a book character coming to life at night. The happy ending makes it an all around good read. This is an excellent read aloud. I will be ordering this for my school’s library.
What I didn’t like about the book: I absolutely LOVED it all.
Recommended for pre-school and older.
AR Book Level: 2.6
