{"product_id":"otto-a-palindrama-isbn-9780803741621","title":"Otto: A Palindrama","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis absurdly clever and funny graphic novel, told entirely in palindromes, is created by World Palindrome Champion Jon Agee, author of \u003ci\u003eGo Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtto is having a very \u003ci\u003epalindramatic\u003c\/i\u003e day. His pet, Pip, has gone missing, and his search for the dog leads him deeper and deeper into a strange and perplexing world--full of talking owls, stacks of cats, storms and mazes, boats and trains and automobiles . . . oh my! Everything seems to be the same backward and forward, and Pip isn't sure he'll ever find his way home to Mom and Pop. But you, reader, will enjoy his Oz-like journey thoroughly.★ \"The panjandrum of palindromes crafts and collects some 200 examples to drive a picaresque graphic tale that (of course!) ends where it began . . . A rare treat, backward and forward.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Idiosyncratic-picture-book creator and consummate wordsmith Agee has crafted a surreal graphic novel . . . The book is immersive and impressively cogent . . . Simply put . . . WOW!\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The concept fulfills its offbeat premise in sequences that gleefully underline the fun of a good palindrome, and the joy of finding wordplay wherever one looks—whether Otto’s visiting an art 'mueseum' ('Koons nook') or wandering through a cemetery ('Del was awled'), the results are supremely strange and funny.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Moving through various landscapes and offering endless details, Agee’s graphic novel is a feast for the eyes . . . Agee creates a sophisticated brand of wit and clever wordplay that will appeal to young humorists . . . Readers will be entranced by this dreamlike graphic novel that boasts a substantial collection of palindromes and an engaging visual narrative.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003eJon Agee is the author\/illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including the\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor winner \u003ci\u003eIt's Only Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e and the ALA Notable Books \u003ci\u003eLittle Santa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerrific\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Milo's Hat Trick\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau\u003c\/i\u003e, and a series of popular wordplay books including the IRA-CBC Children's Choice book of palindromes, \u003ci\u003eGo Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog! \u003c\/i\u003eJon grew up along the Hudson River in Nyack, New York, and went to college at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, where he studied painting and filmmaking. Now a full-time author, he lives in San Francisco with his wife, Audrey.","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300766798053,"sku":"NP9780803741621","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780803741621.jpg?v=1767734308","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/otto-a-palindrama-isbn-9780803741621","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}