num_pages: 40
description: Perfect for fans of Erin Stead and Emily Winfield Martin here is a charming picture book about two friends who enter a fairytale world hoping to find an exciting story to tell.When best friends Fern a bear and Otto a cat go searching for an exciting story in the forest they have different ideas about what that means. Fern thinks they should stop and watch a race between a tortoise and a hare but Otto worries a tortoise is too slow to be exciting. Fern thinks the three brothers talking about how to build a house is incredibly interesting but Otto isn't convinced. Along the way the two friends meet a little girl in red who is off to visit her grandmother (and a wolf headed the same way!); a cranky girl complaining that her porridge isn't the right temperature; and many others. But it's not until they run into a big scary witch that they both can agree that this is not the kind of excitement they had in mind. With irresistible illustrations and tons of charming details this is a delightful fantasy adventure that proves the best adventures are the ones you share.
language: English
title: Fern and Otto: A Picture Book Story About Two Best Friends
publisher: Schwartz & Wade