Fern and Otto

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 Ferna bearand Ottoa catgo searching for an exciting story in the forestthey have different ideas about what that means. Fern thinks they should stop and watch a race between a tortoise and a harebut 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 interestingbut Otto isn’t convinced. Along the waythe 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 temperatureand 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 detailsthis is a delightful fantasy that proves the best adventures are the ones you share.