Ottoline Goes to School - by Chris Riddell (Paperback)

About the Book

The second exciting Ottoline story from Chris Riddell, the award-winning author and illustrator behind the Goth Girl books.

Book Synopsis

The second title in Chris Riddell's excellent Ottoline series. Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, Ottoline Goes to School is perfect for kids aged 7+!

Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Meanwhile, Mr Munroe is more worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night.

As the school semester continues, will Ottoline discover her hidden talent? And can she and Mr Munroe expose the spook?

Full of gorgeous, intricate black-and-white illustrations, the Ottoline series is perfect for young and reluctant readers.

Join Ottoline and Mr Monroe for more adventures in Ottoline and the Yellow Cat.

Review Quotes

"Possibly the most instantly covetable book ever published." --Sunday Telegraph

"Beautifully illustrated." --Guardian

"Each page is designed with retro elegance." --Sunday Times

"Delightfully elegant, packed with quirky detail, clever pictorial surprises and visual jokes." --Daily Mail

"A beautiful book, with amazing illustrations." --Independent

About the Author

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.