Otto's INK-redible First Day of School
By (Author) Rory H Mather
Illustrated by Rebel Challenger
Larrikin House
Larrikin House
25th November 2025
Australia
Fiction
Picture storybooks
32
Width 255mm, Height 270mm
Otto the octopus is about to start school. Theres only one problem ... When Otto gets nervous, he INKS himself! Can Otto make friends and find his confidence A fun and gorgeous book about starting school, accepting your nerves and overcoming them anyway (well, mostly).
Otto the Octopus just wants to fit in, but he tends to overthINK. And when he does that, he releases lots of...INK. Ottos starting school tomorrow. Will there be an INKPLOSION on his first day
Rory lives in sunny South-East Queensland with his wife and two dogs. When he isnt writing a picture book he is usually thinking about writing one. Rory is a first time author from Toowoomba, and available forschool/bookshop events. Rebel is an artist and wildlife carer who lives on a leafy acreage property in QLD surrounded by chickens and ducks. As a working art director and graphic designer (and with a science degree from that time she dreamed of being a park ranger) most of Rebels artwork is inspired by the animals she cares for, the ones who visit her backyard and animals throughout the world she would love to meet one day.