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Otto Goes North
By (Author) Ulrika Kestere
Illustrated by Ulrika Kestere
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
1st August 2019
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
[E]
Hardback
32
Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years, to visit his friends. Otto wants to do a spectacular painting of the northern lights to remember his visit, but he is from a hot country and it is very cold here. He cant paint for shivering so hard. Lisa and Nils are surprisedOtto has a fur coat just like them! They didnt know there was a difference between fur and fur. His friends decide to knit him a jumper.
"Good friends and a how-to-manual on knitting warm hearts."
-- Kirkus Reviews"Its a warm story with some amusing conversations, whimsical humour and charming colour illustrations."
-- Agnew Reading"In this beautifully illustrated picture book, author and illustrator Ulrika Kestere has created a charming tale about friendship, travel and knitting."
-- The Children's Book Council of AustraliaUlrika Kestere is a photographer, illustrator and graphic designer based in Lund, Sweden. Her first childrens book was translated into multiple languages, and Otto Goes North is her second book. Kestere was born in Latvia. She loves the outdoors and the rough Scandinavian weather, and Norways Lofoten islands inspire many of her illustrations.