Fern and Otto

A Picture Book Story About Two Best Friends

Paperback
$8.99 US
11.25"W x 10"H x 0.2"D  
On sale Aug 24, 2021 | 40 Pages | 978-0-593-48132-5
| Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell M
Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin, here is a charming paperback picture book about two friends who enter a fairy-tale 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 that a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks listening to the three brothers talking about how to build a house is incredibly interesting, but Otto isn't convinced. Along the way, the two friends meet a little girl in red who is off to visit her grandmother (and a wolf headed the same way!), a cranky girl complaining that her porridge isn't the right temperature, and many others. But it's not until they run into a big scary witch that they can both agree: this is not the kind of excitement they had in mind. With irresistible illustrations and tons of charming details, this is a delightful fantasy that proves the best adventures are the ones you share.
Stephanie Graegin spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA in Printmaking from the Pratt Institute. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. View titles by Stephanie Graegin
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

About

Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin, here is a charming paperback picture book about two friends who enter a fairy-tale 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 that a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks listening to the three brothers talking about how to build a house is incredibly interesting, but Otto isn't convinced. Along the way, the two friends meet a little girl in red who is off to visit her grandmother (and a wolf headed the same way!), a cranky girl complaining that her porridge isn't the right temperature, and many others. But it's not until they run into a big scary witch that they can both agree: this is not the kind of excitement they had in mind. With irresistible illustrations and tons of charming details, this is a delightful fantasy that proves the best adventures are the ones you share.

Author

Stephanie Graegin spent her childhood drawing and collecting fauna in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Houston, Texas. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA in Printmaking from the Pratt Institute. Stephanie now lives in Brooklyn, is still drawing, and has managed to keep her collection down to one orange cat. View titles by Stephanie Graegin

Praise

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

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