OTTO THE BOY WHO LOVED CARS

Author (last name first):
LaReau, Kara
Publisher, Date of Publication: 
Roaring Book Press/2011
Grade Level/ or Age Level: 
3rd-6th
Classification: 
Fiction  

Otto is consumed by cars. Every waking moment he thinks about cars. Overnight he turns into a car and spends the next day as one. The illustrations and text include very clever automobile references. There are onomatopoeia's in the story text. The next day, Otto awakens to find himself a boy again and he decides not to focus so much on cars. This would be a great way to "break" a student of an consuming hobby. It would also be a cute book for students to create on their own and try to include the illustrations and textual references along the lines of this book. There is an AR test for this book. 

Reviewed By: Nikki Byrd (E.J.H.S. Teacher 7/8 SS)