Otto. Autobiografia di un orsacchiotto

A little corner of the Holocaust, seen through the eyes of a teddy bear - very nicely done, with just the right amount of Ungerer's inimitable ironic humor. I think younger children will find it too distressing, but it should be suitable for 6-7 year olds and upwards. We had the French edition lying Leggi tutto

An antique teddy bear reflects on his life in this poignant picture-book from Tomi Ungerer, a master of the form. Made in Germany, the toy bear is given as a gift to a young boy named David, is named Otto, and is shared with David's best friend Oskar. When David and his family are taken away, Otto i Leggi tutto

Unlike anything that I have read by Ungerer before and the final book in Tomi Ungerer: A Treasury of 8 Books and perhaps my favourite for how brave and important it. The story told is one in which we follow the life of Otto, a bear made and loved, originally in Germany by David, a Jewish boy caught

This is one of those beautiful, sad picture books that really, really isn't. This would be a great book to use with kids in a classroom, not so great a book for your four year old to pull off the shelf and demand you read to them. It's the story of a teddy bear as he goes from German toy workshop, t Leggi tutto

Magnifique album pour parler de la 2e guerre avec des petits et des plus grands! Très touchant!

A stunningly heavy graphic novel for children. This time, war has a happy ending.