Philomel/Penguin, 2009$17.99
40 pgs.
for: preschoolers
Rating: 4.5
Endpapers: Otis coming (front) and going (back)
Otis is an old tractor who loves his farm and loves his life. One day the farmer brings a young calf into his barn, and they become fast friends. When the farmer buys a shiny new yellow tractor, Otis is relegated tot he puckerbrush behind the barn. His calf friend misses him, wandering the farm alone. When he gets stuck in the mud pond he sinks deeper and deeper with different attempts to unstick him until -- Otis the hero arrives.
This seems to be the kindo f book that would become a favorite. The illustrations are great - shades of brownish grays with red (Otis) and yellow (the new tractor), and bordered with a thick line. Even the font (15.5-point Engine) is just different enough to help the book become more of a standout. Such charisma and innocense on the faces of the two protagonists!
Is it anthropormorphic if a tractor behaves with human attributes? I'm going to sa so for listing purposes....
Here's a blog review from A Year of Reading.
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