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Otis: Why is nobody afraid of the self driving emotional tractor?

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Otis, the little red tractor, 'putt puff puttedy chuffs' around the farm. One day he becomes friends with a baby cow. What happens when a strong new yellow tractor comes to the farm? A solid book regarding friendship and hard work. Great for ages as early as 1 or 2. The pages and drawings are easy on the eyes. Five star book! Otis (Loren Long) Lexile Measure: AD840L Series: Otis (Book 1) 40 pages Philomel Books ISBN-10: 0399252487 ISBN-13: 978-0399252488 Kid Perspective: Otis was an instant classic in our household. My son adores this book and is in the range of 1-3 reads per day. It is a very cute and well written book that he has not yet chosen to chew on or use as a step stool, or chase one of the dogs with. Many pages are fun to play "show me a ________" with, allowing him to locate dogs and ducks in a where's waldo style read... even though it is not written that way. Plenty of pages describe actions Otis takes like leaping and spinning, this is fun to read a...