Otis

Name: Otis
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Loren Long
ISBN: 9781470356187

Author: Loren Long

Series: Otis #1

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/12/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Loren Long-recipient of two Golden Kite Awards-delivers a whimsical story of friendship and perseverance. Otis is a kind, hardworking farm tractor who befriends a motherless calf. After work, he and his pal love frolicking together in the fields-until one day Otis is replaced by a new tractor. Left to rust in the weeds, he feels useless and no longer wants to play. But when the calf gets in trouble-and firemen can't even help-Otis revs up to rescue his friend. "[Otis] will certainly draw nostalgic adults [and] find a welcome from younger audiences too."-Kirkus Reviews

About Loren Long

Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna’s second picture book, Mr. Peabody’s Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt’s Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. Loren’s work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rose

Otis lives on a farm, so he sees many creatures. Only one catch.... How can Otis see anything, really? I mean, he has a couple of googly eyes, a nose dot (or possibly a glowey kind of pimple), and a smirking mouth (perhaps enhanced by tractor lipstick). But as an adult I can't help but observe: Otis......more