Otis

Otis by Loren Long

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Otis is a hard working tractor who loves his farmer and his farm. He works all day, then spends the evenings jumping bales of hay and playing ring-around-the-rosie with ducks or just sitting under the apple tree watching over the farm. When a new calf moves into the barn stall next to Otis, Otis's noise lulls the scared calf to sleep. From then on, they are best friends.

But soon, Otis is replaced with a big, shiny yellow tractor. Otis finds himself in the weeds behind the barn, and the calf is very sad without his friend. Then one day, the calf wanders into Mud Pond. Will the shiny new tractor be able to pull him out?

This is a beautiful book about friendship, and about farm life. (Catching a trend here? My students live on farms!) The pictures in this book are the perfect tone for the story and they really bring it to life.

My kids will love Otis.



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