Ooko

Ooko has everything a fox could want: a stick, a leaf and a rock. Well, almost everything . . . Ooko wants someone to play with too The foxes in town always seem to be playing with their two-legged friends, the Debbies. Maybe if he tries to look like the other foxes, one of the Debbies will play with him too. But when Ooko finally finds his very own Debbie, things don't turn out quite as he had expected
A quirky, funny, charmingly illustrated story about finding friendship and being true to yourself.

Author: Esme Shapiro
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 07/05/2016
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.40h x 8.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781101918449
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183434 / Ooko


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2016
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2016
School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 80
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 94
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

ESMÉ SHAPIRO grew up in Laurel Canyon, California and Ontario, Canada. Currently she and her dog, Chebini Brown, split their time between Brooklyn and New York's Hudson Valley. A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, Esmé is a past recipient of both the Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship and The SILA West 53 Gold Award-Phillip Hayes Scholarship. She has exhibited at The Society of Illustrators and her work has been featured in Taproot and Plansponsor magazines. Ooko is her very first picture book. Connect with her online at esmeshapiroillustration.com, on twitter and Instagram @esmeshapiro.