I Am Otter
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- 8,99 €
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- 8,99 €
Publisher Description
Hi! I am Otter and this is a book about me and my best friends, Otter Keeper and Teddy.
It's all about the fun and messy (and little bit scary) adventure we had one day when Otter Keeper was at work.
I hope you like the story! (And if you don't, it's probably Teddy's fault.)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Garton began telling stories about Otter on his blog in 2009, and his furry, childlike creation has racked up quite a following since (she has well over 16,000 Twitter followers). For the uninitiated, Garton's debut picture book does a bang-up job of introducing Otter, who walks readers through her messy life with Otter Keeper, a young working-age man who "found me in a box on his doorstep one day." There's a decided Garfield-and-Jon quality to their relationship, with the oft-exhausted Otter Keeper at Otter's beck and call. In this story, Otter opens a "toast restaurant" at home with Teddy, a plush bear who's the literal silent partner. The setup lets Garton showcase lots of playroom jokes and Otter's energetic personality: at one point, she scowls as she tries to foist a hand-scrawled bill on a toy robot and vacant-eyed stuffed pig ("Teddy hadn't told anyone how much our toast would cost"). There's a lovely dimensionality and sense of physical comedy in Garton's digitally created artwork. Combined with Otter's winning brand of self-importance, it's plenty to propel her into future adventures. Ages 4 8.