A newly released graphic novel with simple but eye-catching artwork, Otto is a story told completely in palindromes (words or phrases that are the same frontwards as they are backwards...such as the name Otto). A very clever idea, and in most cases the palindromes work very well throughout the book. There are a few that seem a little too manufactured for the story, but there were equally as many that made me LOL!
You know by time you get half way through the story that you are holding something very unique and creative in your hands. And I'll bet you find yourself, more than once, reading a phrase from back to front just to understand the palindrome you just finished! So expect a lot of smiles, some palindrome checking, and a genuine appreciation of what author and illustrator Agee has done with Otto: A Palindrama. It is fun, and it is clever, and although it may be a book many of you want to read again and again, I'll bet it will be a book you finish and quickly want to share with someone else! 4 paws!
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