My Brother Otto

Quinn’s not happy about all the fuss her mum and Alex are making about the new baby. She’s sick of their excitement. She likes things the way they are: just the three of them, and Disco, her lop-eared rabbit. She doesn’t want a baby brother. And she definitely doesn’t want to share her bedroom with him.

But when Otto is born three months early things change more than anyone could have expected. Quinn meets her little brother in the hospital neonatal intensive care unit surrounded by tubes and beeping machines. And she becomes the best big sister any baby brother could have.

My Brother Otto is a story about family, love and sadness that delves into an experience of heartbreaking loss with sensitivity, warmth and the comfort that memories can hold.

PRAISE:

'A beautiful and gentle story of grief and loss and what it means to be a family.’ Nicole Hayes

'A depth that is worthy of awards...A brilliant and touching book that will hopefully be widely read.’ Book Muse

‘An ideal book for helping children to come to terms with difficult subject matter in families.’ Buzzwords Magazine

‘A beautiful story with a resonance of love that is quite profound.’ ReadPlus

‘This is a sensitive exploration for younger readers of family dynamics, of being an only child, feeling displaced and of family love and grief.’ Children’s Book Council of Australia

‘An utterly beautiful and heart-rending narrative...I read it in one sitting completely invested in this family’s story.’ Sue Warren, Just so Stories