Otis is a story of friendship between a tractor and a lonely calf and how they overcome being replaced on the farm. The story has a nice message of how everyone has value, but there are many parts to the story and could be confusing to smaller children. The illustrations are beautiful and go we...
A great children's book! My kids absolutely LOVE reading this book. An avid Weather Channel fan, they are probably the only 6 and 4 year old in the country who knows how to read a radar map. They love the interaction between the animals and the dialogue is just a bit more than simple. But as ...
Otis, the tractor, loves the little farm where he lives. Once his work is complete he loves playing with his friends, the farm animals. Hide and seek is his favorite game. But Otis makes sure he is home every evening before dark. One evening the farmer presents a new animal to the menagerie, a li...
I like to have a few Christmas books in our library -- okay, a LOT -- and every year we add some more. This is one we added this year.I read it to my 5 year old son, and he was excited that Otis got a present, straight away at the beginning of the story. Then, Otis makes a daring decision, and he...
This was a sweet story if a little bit unusual. There is a scarecrow who scowls and never talks, and Otis sets an example by being nice to him anyway. I think the moral is sound but the scarecrow never does come around by the end of the book. That can be a talking point for you and your child ...