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Otto's Orange Day
When Otto the Cat meets a magical genie, he knows just what to wish for: he makes the whole world orange! At first, this new, bright world seems like a lot of fun, but when his mom serves orange spinach for lunch, Otto realizes that his favorite color isn’t the best color for everything.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Frank Cammuso
45 books78 followersFrank Cammuso is the author/illustrator of the graphic novel series The Misadventures of Salem Hyde from Amulet Books. He also created the graphic novel series Knights of the Lunch Table from Graphix/Scholastic. Frank drew the comic Otto’s Orange Day and Otto’s Backwards Day for Toon-Books. He also wrote and drew his self-published graphic novel Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective, for which he received an Eisner nomination.
Frank is the former award-winning political cartoonist for The Post-Standard newspaper in Syracuse, NY. His cartoons have been reprinted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Newsweek.
He has written fiction and satire with his good friend Hart Seely. Their work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Slate, and on National Public Radio. He’s the co-author of 2007-Eleven and Other American Comedies.
Cammuso currently teaches Sequential Illustration part-time at his alma mater, Syracuse University. He lives with his family in frosty Syracuse, NY, where they enjoy all things comics!
Frank is the former award-winning political cartoonist for The Post-Standard newspaper in Syracuse, NY. His cartoons have been reprinted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Newsweek.
He has written fiction and satire with his good friend Hart Seely. Their work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Slate, and on National Public Radio. He’s the co-author of 2007-Eleven and Other American Comedies.
Cammuso currently teaches Sequential Illustration part-time at his alma mater, Syracuse University. He lives with his family in frosty Syracuse, NY, where they enjoy all things comics!
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December 8, 2010
Cammuso, Frank. Otto’s Orange Day (2008)
Otto’sOrangeDay is a graphic novel for younger children about Otto, an orange cat who receives a mysterious lamp from his aunt. When he rubs it a genie appears and grants Otto his wish that everything in the world be orange, Otto’s favorite color. Of course, this backfires, and Otto and his aunt realize that the only way to get the genie to reverse the wish is by doing something thoughtful for him. The story itself is nothing new, “be careful what you wish for,” but the format is. Traditionally, graphic novels have been aimed at older readers, but this book targets a younger audience. Otto’s Orange Day is arranged into short, titled chapters that help the younger reader follow the plot and provide a “resting place” from reading if needed. The pages are laid out in an easy to follow format with no more than six cartoons per page and several having only one or two. The dialogue balloons are short and simple and arranged from left to right so that the reader will clearly read them in correct order. The drawings are cute and full of personality. This would be a good “starter” graphic novel for a young reader.
April 25, 2011
Jay Lynch is from Orange, NJ. He wrote this story and Frank Cammuso drew the pictures to this comic strip like story. I love this story. It is just perfect for little kids. How many of you adults have tried reading the daily newspaper comic strips to your children? They are so attracted to the illustrations but often they miss the funny part! The humor is too mature a theme for them. The daily newspaper comic strips are meant for Adults. But really it's the kids who want to read them. Thank God for slylock fox. Anyway, Otto's Orange Day is perfect! It's in the graphic novel section of the children's library and it's like a chapter book. Children love to feel like they are reading a chapter book!
Otto is a character who loves the color orange. He sings about it. Then he receives a package from his Aunt Sally Lee who has found him an old orange lamp in a "strange little store" most probably an antique store or somewhat of a second hand store. It's dusty and she suggests that Otto dust it off. He does and out comes a stereotypical-disney like genie who says he will grant him 1 wish, but only one. So, Otto who loves orange things wishes that everything was orange. He gets his wish granted and the pages of this hard cover book go from colorful to just orangy. Otto is big smiled happy when he walks out his front door and sees all the things that are orange. He goes into a rhyming frenzy. Orange bats and orange hats, orange cars and orange stars, orange skirts and orange shirts orange bees and orange trees, orange lizards and in the winter orange blizzards. When he goes home for lunch he has to eat orange lamb chops and orange spinach and orange milk, yeck! Going back outside he almost gets run over by a car and another car when he realizes that the traffic lights are all orange so the car drivers don't have any idea when they should stop or not. Then he over hears a policeman say that there criminal loose in the neighbor hood. But he's orange and so it could be anyone since everyone is orange. Otto is pretty upset how his wish turned out so he calls his Aunt Sally Lee to come over and help with this problem. She buys the lamp from him for 5 cents and wishes for everything in the world to not be orange. She says she wants to undo Otto's wish but the Genie is a wise guy and turns everything in the world to blue. Otto out smarts the genie in the end by realizing that the genie hadn't eaten anything in 880 years and his empty stomach was making him disagreeable just like "BAD KITTY" by Nick Bruel. So Otto orders Pizza which everyone knows needs to have many colors to be tasty. All in all the story is very entertaining and the fact that Jay Lynch is from Orange, NJ (written in his bio at the end of the book) is a fun way to end.
Otto is a character who loves the color orange. He sings about it. Then he receives a package from his Aunt Sally Lee who has found him an old orange lamp in a "strange little store" most probably an antique store or somewhat of a second hand store. It's dusty and she suggests that Otto dust it off. He does and out comes a stereotypical-disney like genie who says he will grant him 1 wish, but only one. So, Otto who loves orange things wishes that everything was orange. He gets his wish granted and the pages of this hard cover book go from colorful to just orangy. Otto is big smiled happy when he walks out his front door and sees all the things that are orange. He goes into a rhyming frenzy. Orange bats and orange hats, orange cars and orange stars, orange skirts and orange shirts orange bees and orange trees, orange lizards and in the winter orange blizzards. When he goes home for lunch he has to eat orange lamb chops and orange spinach and orange milk, yeck! Going back outside he almost gets run over by a car and another car when he realizes that the traffic lights are all orange so the car drivers don't have any idea when they should stop or not. Then he over hears a policeman say that there criminal loose in the neighbor hood. But he's orange and so it could be anyone since everyone is orange. Otto is pretty upset how his wish turned out so he calls his Aunt Sally Lee to come over and help with this problem. She buys the lamp from him for 5 cents and wishes for everything in the world to not be orange. She says she wants to undo Otto's wish but the Genie is a wise guy and turns everything in the world to blue. Otto out smarts the genie in the end by realizing that the genie hadn't eaten anything in 880 years and his empty stomach was making him disagreeable just like "BAD KITTY" by Nick Bruel. So Otto orders Pizza which everyone knows needs to have many colors to be tasty. All in all the story is very entertaining and the fact that Jay Lynch is from Orange, NJ (written in his bio at the end of the book) is a fun way to end.
March 24, 2021
This was really cute. Otto learns to be careful what you wish for, not to take things for granted, and to think about other people instead of just want he wants. I see why my kids loved it so much.
October 9, 2009
"I wish that everything was orange!" states Otto the cat to a bemused genie on the cover of Otto's Orange Day.
And that's exactly what happens inside the pages, more or less.
The red-yellow hue infatuated Otto has an aunt who sends him a dusty old lamp, out of the blue (...or is that the orange?), which he commences to polish. The prerequisite genie appears, offering a sole wish to the youngster (apparently three wishes would have been too predictable).
Guess what happens?
...And then guess what happens?
...So then, guess what happens at the very end of the book?
The only thing left to guess about is what junk food Otto, the genie, and Aunt Sally choose to indulge in as a celebratory gesture of new-found friendship. (Hint: It's pizza.)
But then, Otto's Orange Day is certainly not intended for experienced, adult readers. Author Jay Lynch was imbibed into the minds of the youth during his tenure with Topps' Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids trading card days. Artist Frank Cammuso's work is more familiar to adults from The New Yorker and The Village Voice, although he has also created an acclaimed graphic novel(Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective). Both authors have created a visually-stimulating book for children - a proper introduction into the world of comics.
For adults, though, the book does not have a lot of unique elements. It is, however, immeasurably more entertaining than James Kochalka's tedious Johnny Boo franchise.
And that's exactly what happens inside the pages, more or less.
The red-yellow hue infatuated Otto has an aunt who sends him a dusty old lamp, out of the blue (...or is that the orange?), which he commences to polish. The prerequisite genie appears, offering a sole wish to the youngster (apparently three wishes would have been too predictable).
Guess what happens?
...And then guess what happens?
...So then, guess what happens at the very end of the book?
The only thing left to guess about is what junk food Otto, the genie, and Aunt Sally choose to indulge in as a celebratory gesture of new-found friendship. (Hint: It's pizza.)
But then, Otto's Orange Day is certainly not intended for experienced, adult readers. Author Jay Lynch was imbibed into the minds of the youth during his tenure with Topps' Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids trading card days. Artist Frank Cammuso's work is more familiar to adults from The New Yorker and The Village Voice, although he has also created an acclaimed graphic novel(Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective). Both authors have created a visually-stimulating book for children - a proper introduction into the world of comics.
For adults, though, the book does not have a lot of unique elements. It is, however, immeasurably more entertaining than James Kochalka's tedious Johnny Boo franchise.
May 11, 2018
Copyright:
Number of Pages: 40
Book Format: Hardcover
Reading Level: Grades k-3, GR level M
Genre: fiction
Lit Requirement: Graphic Novel
Summary:
A cat named Otto, his favorite color is orange. His aunt found a gene lamp and sent it to him in the mail. He wished for the whole world to be orange. His wish did come true, and he loved it. But after a while, he got tired of everything being orange, like his food. So he asks his aunt to help him get rid of everything being orange. They find out that they have to make it up to the Genie and be very clever in order to fix the orange world, read the book to find out if they are successful or not.
Review:
This book's theme was fairly common and obvious, be careful what you wish for. So that is not what draws me into this book. What does is the layout and illustrations on each page, they resemble a comic book. The books great illustrations fit perfectly with the interest of younger readers who may have a hard time focusing for long periods of time. I also believe that this book would be good for literature circles because the book is broken up into chapters. The pages are laid out nicely in an easy to read format as well. Overall I suggest this book to teachers of younger readers!
Number of Pages: 40
Book Format: Hardcover
Reading Level: Grades k-3, GR level M
Genre: fiction
Lit Requirement: Graphic Novel
Summary:
A cat named Otto, his favorite color is orange. His aunt found a gene lamp and sent it to him in the mail. He wished for the whole world to be orange. His wish did come true, and he loved it. But after a while, he got tired of everything being orange, like his food. So he asks his aunt to help him get rid of everything being orange. They find out that they have to make it up to the Genie and be very clever in order to fix the orange world, read the book to find out if they are successful or not.
Review:
This book's theme was fairly common and obvious, be careful what you wish for. So that is not what draws me into this book. What does is the layout and illustrations on each page, they resemble a comic book. The books great illustrations fit perfectly with the interest of younger readers who may have a hard time focusing for long periods of time. I also believe that this book would be good for literature circles because the book is broken up into chapters. The pages are laid out nicely in an easy to read format as well. Overall I suggest this book to teachers of younger readers!
July 24, 2017
Otto’s Orange Day is an adorable graphic novel about an orange cat named Otto. Otto’s favorite color was orange. When his aunt Sally Lee gives him a lamp with a magic genie inside, he uses his only wish to make everything in the world orange. At first he loves it, but he soon realizes that not everything tastes good orange flavored and that everything being orange can make things confusing. He calls his aunt Sally Lee to help him fix his mistake. She wishes for everything to not be orange so the genie makes everything blue. Otto ends up tricking the genie into turning everything back to its original color. This book has great cartoon-like illustrations that shows the reader everything that is going on. Format: Graphic Novel/ Chapter Book
December 4, 2019
Otto’s Orange Day is a story about a cat who had one wish from a genie. He decided to wish that everything was orange because orange was his favorite color. He soon realized that everything should not be orange, especially after he had to eat an orange lunch. Otto finally decided that he needs all of the colors and that it is not lame to have a colorful world.
This book could represent stress and anxiety in student's lives. The color orange would represent the stresses in my student's lives. Students will think of all of the “oranges” or stress in their life. When Otto’s whole world was orange or stressful, he was able to find a way to turn it around. Students will write in orange all of their stresses and write ways that they can cope or destress.
This book could represent stress and anxiety in student's lives. The color orange would represent the stresses in my student's lives. Students will think of all of the “oranges” or stress in their life. When Otto’s whole world was orange or stressful, he was able to find a way to turn it around. Students will write in orange all of their stresses and write ways that they can cope or destress.
April 27, 2018
1.) No awards
2.) Appropriate grade levels: Kindergarten-2nd grade
3.) Original 3 line summary: Otto, the orange cat, happens to love the color orange. One day, Otto receives a magic lamp with a genie hidden inside. Otto makes one wish and that is to make the entire world orange.
4.) Original 3 line review: I was immediately drawn to this book because of the cover. I also really liked how this graphic novel actually looks like a comic book. Overall, I think that the look of this graphic novel would keep young readers interested.
5.) One in class use would be teaching a lesson on colors.
2.) Appropriate grade levels: Kindergarten-2nd grade
3.) Original 3 line summary: Otto, the orange cat, happens to love the color orange. One day, Otto receives a magic lamp with a genie hidden inside. Otto makes one wish and that is to make the entire world orange.
4.) Original 3 line review: I was immediately drawn to this book because of the cover. I also really liked how this graphic novel actually looks like a comic book. Overall, I think that the look of this graphic novel would keep young readers interested.
5.) One in class use would be teaching a lesson on colors.
April 12, 2024
Simple story told in a medium which attracts young readers. I think exposure to comic books early on can help deal with any reluctance towards reading. This one is very nicely drawn and with highly expressive characters. The story is about Otto who loves orange so much that he wishes the entire world to be orange. He soon realizes that it is a tad too much even for him. His aunt who has gifted him a magical lamp with a gennie inside comes to help. The gennie turns out to be hungry and one pizza delivery later all is good in the world again.
November 26, 2017
Awards: N/A
Appropriate grade level(s): pre-k - 3
Summary: This graphic novel tells a story about a cat named Otto and his encounter with a genie. The genie grants Otto’s wish and makes the world oragage. Otto then realizes his favorite color may not be suited for everything.
Review: This was a lot of fun to read. I really like the main character Otto. I think children will like this book because of how silly it can be.
In-class uses: (1) lesson on differences. (2) unit on colors.
Appropriate grade level(s): pre-k - 3
Summary: This graphic novel tells a story about a cat named Otto and his encounter with a genie. The genie grants Otto’s wish and makes the world oragage. Otto then realizes his favorite color may not be suited for everything.
Review: This was a lot of fun to read. I really like the main character Otto. I think children will like this book because of how silly it can be.
In-class uses: (1) lesson on differences. (2) unit on colors.
September 6, 2018
Basic, easy-to-follow story-line with good clues as to what might happen next for predictive reading. I really like the message that when everything is the same (in this case, the color orange), it loses the variety that makes life interesting. Good for any early-grade reader, including advanced Ks.
November 3, 2019
Reading graphic novels with intent to share with my kids. This one has:
-Good full-color art
-Appropriate for kids of any age (that's worth a whole star on its own)
-Cutesy story where a character wishes for everything in the world to be orange, realizes it's not an improvement, has to figure out how to change it back. Kinda funny, but not particularly special.
-Good full-color art
-Appropriate for kids of any age (that's worth a whole star on its own)
-Cutesy story where a character wishes for everything in the world to be orange, realizes it's not an improvement, has to figure out how to change it back. Kinda funny, but not particularly special.
September 20, 2019
Good book for children that aren't into reading. I thought it was funny . It had a good lesson about being careful what you wish for and it be content with what you have. I would keep this book on my shelf for my students who are into graphic novels!
August 2, 2021
This is a great book about being careful. Otto, a young feline loves orange but wants everything to be orange. So one day one of his relatives gives him a lamp. He rubs the lamp and out comes a genie. Otto wishes to have everything be orange. Will he like it or not..
March 8, 2024
It was a nice read. I liked the drawings and the colors. And the story was entertaining.
I like the concept of the bilingual edition, it could be very helpful to children or people trying to learn the other language.
I like the concept of the bilingual edition, it could be very helpful to children or people trying to learn the other language.
January 30, 2018
3 1/2 stars
February 13, 2018
I rather like this art style.
August 16, 2019
Be careful what you wish for!
September 21, 2019
Not bad.
Want to read
January 2, 2021Great Book
March 4, 2017
The graphic novel Otto's Orange Day by Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso is a book about a orange cat named Otto. Now Otto's favorite color is orange so he always thought how awesome it would be for everything to be orange. Otto is able to wish for one thing from a magical genie and you can only imagine what Otto wished for.The first thing that caught my eye about this book was the format of the book, it was written in the form of a comic book the way most graphic novels are written. The book was really easy to read once you got the hang of reading it in the comic book style.
The design of this book was in square comic book form with word bubbles coming out of the characters mouths. The borders of the book are very plain and simple with a plain black line around the illustrations. There are many bolded words in throughout the book that really stand out to the reader. The artistic style used in this book was digital art the illustrations were developed using computers. The book definitely was symmetrical the text interplayed with the illustrations each illustration matched with the text.
The design of this book was in square comic book form with word bubbles coming out of the characters mouths. The borders of the book are very plain and simple with a plain black line around the illustrations. There are many bolded words in throughout the book that really stand out to the reader. The artistic style used in this book was digital art the illustrations were developed using computers. The book definitely was symmetrical the text interplayed with the illustrations each illustration matched with the text.
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March 4, 2017The genre of this book would be fantasy fiction because it is a story that is made up. The target audience of this book would be around 2nd grade because there are still quite a few words to keep the child's attention and but more words than a beginners book.
Making Connections:
1. Text to Self: Reading this book made me think of my favorite color and why it is my favorite color. My favorite color is green because it makes me think of spring with the grass and the flowers but I wouldn't want everything to be green like in the book everything was orange.
2. Text to Text: This book made me think about Aladdin because the both have genies in them that grant the main character wishes.
3. Text to world: This book made me think of what it would be like if the world didn't have different colors. We wouldn't be able to have as much expression of ourselves in our clothes or hair as well as many other things.
Making Connections:
1. Text to Self: Reading this book made me think of my favorite color and why it is my favorite color. My favorite color is green because it makes me think of spring with the grass and the flowers but I wouldn't want everything to be green like in the book everything was orange.
2. Text to Text: This book made me think about Aladdin because the both have genies in them that grant the main character wishes.
3. Text to world: This book made me think of what it would be like if the world didn't have different colors. We wouldn't be able to have as much expression of ourselves in our clothes or hair as well as many other things.
July 25, 2009
Cammuso, F., & Lynch, J. (2008). Otto’s Orange Day. New York: The Little Lit Library.
9780979923821
Otto the cat is at home coloring with his favorite color crayon, orange. As he completes a picture of a lamp, he sings an ode to his favorite color. This cat loves orange. In the mail, Otto receives a package from from his aunt, inside is a mysterious orange lamp. When Otto rubs it, a genie emerges, ready to grant Otto’s wish. And what does Otto wish for? Why that EVERYTHING were orange, of course! He soon realizes that this may not have been the best wish ever and that there is a place for all the colors of the spectrum. Of course, finding a way to return the world to its natural state will prove difficult since a certain genie is under no obligation to grant anymore wishes.
Structured as a chapter book, Otto’s Orange Day does include some fun with language and colors and can easily be used in a lesson that celebrates differences among people.
While the genie is never described as being from a particular culture., it would be possible to find reason to disapprove of his characterization and appearance as stereotypical since he wears a vest, a giant ‘G’ necklace, has a gold tooth, small mustache and beard and calls young Otto ‘master.’ (SLIGHT SPOILER—Of course, the unnamed genie and Otto do end up being friends at the end neither the genie nor interactions among cultures are the focus, so a multicultural counter argument could be made easily if any parent did take offence)
This would be an good choice to pair with the Aladdin cartoons (but again, questions of stereotypes could be raised). After that a teacher could go farther to share an illustrated version of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and begin to share lessons on Arab and Indian cultures.
Activities to Do with the Book:
This is a good “child’s first graphic novel.” While both the illustrations and text are necessary to make meaning of the story, the text does give a few extra clues to help make certain young readers can follow the plot.
If this is in fact a reader’s first exposure to a graphic novel a teacher or parent should be at the ready to talk the child through the differences between narration, dialogue, song and thought bubbles.
After paging through his story in small groups or literature circles, students could create illustrations, songs, poems or comic strips featuring their own favorite colors.
Another angle to focus on would be the genie. If a student could wish for anything, what would it be? They could then create a story or illustration of them getting their wish.
Favorite Quotes:
“Orange was Otto the cat’s favorite color. Without orange things, the world would be boring” (p. 8).
“You freed me from the lamp; I have to grant you a wish. But each owner gets only ONE wish, so choose wisely” (p. 13).
“I wish that everything in the world was orange!”
“Orange homes…with orange gnomes! Orange skirts...and orange shirts! Orange clowns in orange gowns!” (p. 16).
“Here you go. An orange lamb chop, orange spinach, orange mashed potatoes…Oh—and don’t forget to drink your orange milk!” (p. 21).
For more of my reviews, visit sjkessel.blogspot.com.
9780979923821
Otto the cat is at home coloring with his favorite color crayon, orange. As he completes a picture of a lamp, he sings an ode to his favorite color. This cat loves orange. In the mail, Otto receives a package from from his aunt, inside is a mysterious orange lamp. When Otto rubs it, a genie emerges, ready to grant Otto’s wish. And what does Otto wish for? Why that EVERYTHING were orange, of course! He soon realizes that this may not have been the best wish ever and that there is a place for all the colors of the spectrum. Of course, finding a way to return the world to its natural state will prove difficult since a certain genie is under no obligation to grant anymore wishes.
Structured as a chapter book, Otto’s Orange Day does include some fun with language and colors and can easily be used in a lesson that celebrates differences among people.
While the genie is never described as being from a particular culture., it would be possible to find reason to disapprove of his characterization and appearance as stereotypical since he wears a vest, a giant ‘G’ necklace, has a gold tooth, small mustache and beard and calls young Otto ‘master.’ (SLIGHT SPOILER—Of course, the unnamed genie and Otto do end up being friends at the end neither the genie nor interactions among cultures are the focus, so a multicultural counter argument could be made easily if any parent did take offence)
This would be an good choice to pair with the Aladdin cartoons (but again, questions of stereotypes could be raised). After that a teacher could go farther to share an illustrated version of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and begin to share lessons on Arab and Indian cultures.
Activities to Do with the Book:
This is a good “child’s first graphic novel.” While both the illustrations and text are necessary to make meaning of the story, the text does give a few extra clues to help make certain young readers can follow the plot.
If this is in fact a reader’s first exposure to a graphic novel a teacher or parent should be at the ready to talk the child through the differences between narration, dialogue, song and thought bubbles.
After paging through his story in small groups or literature circles, students could create illustrations, songs, poems or comic strips featuring their own favorite colors.
Another angle to focus on would be the genie. If a student could wish for anything, what would it be? They could then create a story or illustration of them getting their wish.
Favorite Quotes:
“Orange was Otto the cat’s favorite color. Without orange things, the world would be boring” (p. 8).
“You freed me from the lamp; I have to grant you a wish. But each owner gets only ONE wish, so choose wisely” (p. 13).
“I wish that everything in the world was orange!”
“Orange homes…with orange gnomes! Orange skirts...and orange shirts! Orange clowns in orange gowns!” (p. 16).
“Here you go. An orange lamb chop, orange spinach, orange mashed potatoes…Oh—and don’t forget to drink your orange milk!” (p. 21).
For more of my reviews, visit sjkessel.blogspot.com.
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August 13, 20181) Awards: none
2) Grades: Preschool-2
3) This book is about a boy named Otto whose favorite color is orange. He gets a magic lamp from his aunt with a Genie inside. He wishes that everything was Orange. This created chaos and was boring so he and his aunt tried to fix it and once they did something nice for the Genie, the Genie put everything back to normal.
4) I love this book! it’s cute, funny, and easy to read. I love that the pictures are simple and very expressive just like regular comic books and everything is easy to understand. I also like that the pictures were well done even when everything was orange.
5) This book can be used to teach about the importance of differences. Otto love’s the color orange so he wants to make the whole world orange but in the end this creates chaos with the traffic lights and it makes for a dangerous environment. It also makes everything boring because everything looks and tastes orange. In the end Otto realizes this and wants to put it back. This emphasizes the importance of differences and too much of a good thing. This book can also be used to talk about kindness. At the end of the book Otto and his aunt try and put everything back to normal but the Gene makes everything blue. They say that’s not what they wanted and the Genie says maybe if they were nice to him he would do what they wanted. So they bought the Genie pizza. They did something nice and were kind which means they got what they needed and wanted and they had fun with the Genie too.
2) Grades: Preschool-2
3) This book is about a boy named Otto whose favorite color is orange. He gets a magic lamp from his aunt with a Genie inside. He wishes that everything was Orange. This created chaos and was boring so he and his aunt tried to fix it and once they did something nice for the Genie, the Genie put everything back to normal.
4) I love this book! it’s cute, funny, and easy to read. I love that the pictures are simple and very expressive just like regular comic books and everything is easy to understand. I also like that the pictures were well done even when everything was orange.
5) This book can be used to teach about the importance of differences. Otto love’s the color orange so he wants to make the whole world orange but in the end this creates chaos with the traffic lights and it makes for a dangerous environment. It also makes everything boring because everything looks and tastes orange. In the end Otto realizes this and wants to put it back. This emphasizes the importance of differences and too much of a good thing. This book can also be used to talk about kindness. At the end of the book Otto and his aunt try and put everything back to normal but the Gene makes everything blue. They say that’s not what they wanted and the Genie says maybe if they were nice to him he would do what they wanted. So they bought the Genie pizza. They did something nice and were kind which means they got what they needed and wanted and they had fun with the Genie too.
February 17, 2017
Otto's Orange Day is a graphic novel for ages around 5-7. It's the story about a cat that loves the color orange. He receives a lamp from his aunt Sally Lee that has a Genie in it. The genie grants Otto one wish, so he wishes for everything to be orange, his favorite color. At first Otto loved how it all looked, until he got his dinner. It was different foods, but they were all orange and tasted horrible. Since the streetlights were all the same colors, it was causing wrecks. It was also hard to describe criminals. Otto then realized that he didn't want this world. He called his aunt to help fix the mess, but she only made it worse. The Genie then explained to Otto and his aunt that all he wanted was for someone to return the favor for him. Otto ordered pizza, and the Genie made the world back to normal.
This book teaches kids that they need to be careful with what they wish for. When Otto wished for everything to be orange, he wasn't really thinking about what the outcomes would be. This book can help kids be careful with what they say and how they say it. The illustrations were very bright and colorful all over. I liked how the speech bubbles had different shapes and weren't always in the same area. Even when the whole world was only one color, the illustrator showed different shades of that color which I thought was pretty interesting. This book would be very easy to read to children as well as have them read it. The colors will definitely help the children focus and pay more attention to what it is that they're reading.
This book teaches kids that they need to be careful with what they wish for. When Otto wished for everything to be orange, he wasn't really thinking about what the outcomes would be. This book can help kids be careful with what they say and how they say it. The illustrations were very bright and colorful all over. I liked how the speech bubbles had different shapes and weren't always in the same area. Even when the whole world was only one color, the illustrator showed different shades of that color which I thought was pretty interesting. This book would be very easy to read to children as well as have them read it. The colors will definitely help the children focus and pay more attention to what it is that they're reading.
February 25, 2014
Text-Self
This story reminds me of my little story when she really wanted a toy and then after awhile re gets bored with it and doesn't want it anymore and wants another one or something different. Reminds me of when people always wanting and asking for things then after awhile they don't care about it and wish they could take it back. I can relate to the genie cause I always feel like I am always giving things to other people and no one ever asks what I want and thats exactly what the genie said. Story just reminds me that we need to be happy for the things that we have been given and when asking for something be very careful and be thankful if that wish was handed to you.
Text-text
This story reminds me a little of Aladdin just for the fact it had a genie in and and also the book Careful What You Wish For. This book is similar to others i've read because in the book Careful What You Wish For your only granted three wishes. Ravine has to be very careful of her last wish that she makes and making sure it is said exactly how she wants it to be. It is different from other books because this book is directed more for kids and directly to the point. Where as in other books in some parts it leads you wondering and it Otto's Orange day you could tell exactly what was coming next.
Text-World.
This reminds me of the real world that people shouldn't take what they have and what has been given to them for granted and just be happy for what you are blessed with. The events are similar to things in the real world because in the real world people believe in magic so people shake the magic 8 ball and hope they get the answers they are looking for. It is different because there isn't really a genie out there who can give you what you want even though we all wish that was the case sometimes.
This story reminds me of my little story when she really wanted a toy and then after awhile re gets bored with it and doesn't want it anymore and wants another one or something different. Reminds me of when people always wanting and asking for things then after awhile they don't care about it and wish they could take it back. I can relate to the genie cause I always feel like I am always giving things to other people and no one ever asks what I want and thats exactly what the genie said. Story just reminds me that we need to be happy for the things that we have been given and when asking for something be very careful and be thankful if that wish was handed to you.
Text-text
This story reminds me a little of Aladdin just for the fact it had a genie in and and also the book Careful What You Wish For. This book is similar to others i've read because in the book Careful What You Wish For your only granted three wishes. Ravine has to be very careful of her last wish that she makes and making sure it is said exactly how she wants it to be. It is different from other books because this book is directed more for kids and directly to the point. Where as in other books in some parts it leads you wondering and it Otto's Orange day you could tell exactly what was coming next.
Text-World.
This reminds me of the real world that people shouldn't take what they have and what has been given to them for granted and just be happy for what you are blessed with. The events are similar to things in the real world because in the real world people believe in magic so people shake the magic 8 ball and hope they get the answers they are looking for. It is different because there isn't really a genie out there who can give you what you want even though we all wish that was the case sometimes.
April 29, 2016
"Otto’s Orange Day" is a fantasy graphic novel meant for children around 6-10.
The book tells the story of a cat named Otto whose favorite color is orange. He loves orange so much that, when he encounters a genie and is given any wish he desires, he wishes that the entire world were orange. The rest of the story involves Otto realizing that it may not have been such a good idea, and that the world needs every color and not just one.
The graphic novel format helps this concept tremendously. It would be ludicrous to not have any illustrations with a story like this. When Otto wishes the world to be orange, the visuals are perfect. Every color in every frame is simply different shades of orange. After only a few pages of this, as a reader, I was naturally aching for some variety of colors. I was already sick of orange after several pages, and it was right around the time that Otto began to get sick of the color as well. It’s so refreshing when his wish is finally reversed and the colors return. It’s almost as if I appreciated the colors even more afterwards.
I think Otto’s Orange Day is a great tool to not only help children learn about colors, although it’s more of an advanced publication and the children who would read it are well beyond the level of learning how to discern one color from another. I believe that the children who read this will be able to understand and interpret the more abstract concepts, such as learning to appreciate something in the world that one may take for granted, or the importance of life being full of different “colors,” or elements, that there must be a delicate balance and not too much of one thing, no matter how good it may be.
04/29/16
The book tells the story of a cat named Otto whose favorite color is orange. He loves orange so much that, when he encounters a genie and is given any wish he desires, he wishes that the entire world were orange. The rest of the story involves Otto realizing that it may not have been such a good idea, and that the world needs every color and not just one.
The graphic novel format helps this concept tremendously. It would be ludicrous to not have any illustrations with a story like this. When Otto wishes the world to be orange, the visuals are perfect. Every color in every frame is simply different shades of orange. After only a few pages of this, as a reader, I was naturally aching for some variety of colors. I was already sick of orange after several pages, and it was right around the time that Otto began to get sick of the color as well. It’s so refreshing when his wish is finally reversed and the colors return. It’s almost as if I appreciated the colors even more afterwards.
I think Otto’s Orange Day is a great tool to not only help children learn about colors, although it’s more of an advanced publication and the children who would read it are well beyond the level of learning how to discern one color from another. I believe that the children who read this will be able to understand and interpret the more abstract concepts, such as learning to appreciate something in the world that one may take for granted, or the importance of life being full of different “colors,” or elements, that there must be a delicate balance and not too much of one thing, no matter how good it may be.
04/29/16
November 22, 2009
From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3–Two veteran cartoonists collaborate to create a comic-strip-style book for beginning readers. Otto, an orange cat, receives a mysterious lamp from his aunt. While dusting it off, he releases the genie that resides within and is offered a wish as a reward. Otto declares that he would like everything in the world to be orange, his favorite color; however, after his wish is granted, the results–including a bad-tasting orange lamb chop and an orange-only traffic light that causes car accidents–soon cause him to have second thoughts. With the help of Aunt Sally Lee, Otto outsmarts the genie and sets things right. Each page features one to four panels, and the bulk of the story is told through dialogue balloons. The cartoons are lively and colorful. Clear chapter divisions, a clean graphic design, and large-size print make this title more appropriate for early readers than most comic-book offerings. Still, true beginners may have trouble with some of the vocabulary and struggle to follow the narrative flow. Offer this to book readers with a bit of experience under their belts and an interest in comics and cartoons.–Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
My comments: This books was great and I would highly recommend it. I think that it could be used as a gateway book for students who may be turned off by graphic novels. It is funny, creative and can capture an keep the attention of youngsters!
Grade 1-3–Two veteran cartoonists collaborate to create a comic-strip-style book for beginning readers. Otto, an orange cat, receives a mysterious lamp from his aunt. While dusting it off, he releases the genie that resides within and is offered a wish as a reward. Otto declares that he would like everything in the world to be orange, his favorite color; however, after his wish is granted, the results–including a bad-tasting orange lamb chop and an orange-only traffic light that causes car accidents–soon cause him to have second thoughts. With the help of Aunt Sally Lee, Otto outsmarts the genie and sets things right. Each page features one to four panels, and the bulk of the story is told through dialogue balloons. The cartoons are lively and colorful. Clear chapter divisions, a clean graphic design, and large-size print make this title more appropriate for early readers than most comic-book offerings. Still, true beginners may have trouble with some of the vocabulary and struggle to follow the narrative flow. Offer this to book readers with a bit of experience under their belts and an interest in comics and cartoons.–Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
My comments: This books was great and I would highly recommend it. I think that it could be used as a gateway book for students who may be turned off by graphic novels. It is funny, creative and can capture an keep the attention of youngsters!
April 13, 2011
Otto’s Orange Day by Jay Lynch and illustrated by Frank Cammuso (2008)
Beginning Reader, 40 pages
An orange tabby cat named Otto loves the color orange. He even has an orange song he wrote, singing the praises of the color. When Aunt Sally Lee sends Otto a magical orange lamp as a gift, it is no surprise that Otto asks Genie to make everything orange in his only wish. At first, Otto thinks this is the best decision he’s ever made, but shortly after he realizes his mistake. With everything orange, people cannot distinguish between traffic light signals, find criminals (all who are orange and wearing orange), and find their homes. Otto and Aunt Sally Lee must come up with a great plan to get Genie to revert Otto’s wish and turn everything back to the way it used to be. In a co-authored Toon Book, Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso bring Otto’s adventure to life in a graphic novel for beginning readers. Jay Lynch’s use of rhyme adds a playfulness to the text and Otto’s behavior. Cammuso’s orange illustrations give a deeper connotation to color with their appeal to the senses: as a flavor, a mood, or an environment. With a format that is likely to attract reluctant readers and comic lovers alike, Otto’s Orange Day will introduce new readers to the graphic novel format while encouraging reading and comprehension. A definite must to include in a booktalk that covers multiple formats for ages 4-8.
Beginning Reader, 40 pages
An orange tabby cat named Otto loves the color orange. He even has an orange song he wrote, singing the praises of the color. When Aunt Sally Lee sends Otto a magical orange lamp as a gift, it is no surprise that Otto asks Genie to make everything orange in his only wish. At first, Otto thinks this is the best decision he’s ever made, but shortly after he realizes his mistake. With everything orange, people cannot distinguish between traffic light signals, find criminals (all who are orange and wearing orange), and find their homes. Otto and Aunt Sally Lee must come up with a great plan to get Genie to revert Otto’s wish and turn everything back to the way it used to be. In a co-authored Toon Book, Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso bring Otto’s adventure to life in a graphic novel for beginning readers. Jay Lynch’s use of rhyme adds a playfulness to the text and Otto’s behavior. Cammuso’s orange illustrations give a deeper connotation to color with their appeal to the senses: as a flavor, a mood, or an environment. With a format that is likely to attract reluctant readers and comic lovers alike, Otto’s Orange Day will introduce new readers to the graphic novel format while encouraging reading and comprehension. A definite must to include in a booktalk that covers multiple formats for ages 4-8.
February 16, 2016
This graphic novel for children started with Otto talking about his favorite color, orange. Otto then gets a package, with an orange lamp from his Aunt Sally Lee. He dusts off the orange, and a genuie comes out. He then asks Otto for his wish, he starts to wonder what he should wish for. He then decided to wish for the whole world to be orange, and so the genie granted his wish. Every single thing in the world turned orange! He stares thinking some things might be better if they weren’t orang, like lamb chops. He then sees that all the traffic lights are orange, which is very dangerous. Otto starts to feel sad because everything is orange. Aunt Sally buys the lamp back from Otto for a nickel so she can make one wish. She wished for everything in the world to not be orange. The genie changed the world to all blue. He says you were not specific enough so this is what you get. The genie then says that people never do things for him but he always does things for people. They order the genie pizza, and he changed the world back to all colors.
This novel is set up like a comic book. I think this book would be a great beginners book for kindergarten or first grade. Its simple, with fun pictures, there’s even interaction pages where it asks you to find something on the page. It did become a bit repetitive in the sense that when everything was orange it wasn’t how he’d imagine. I did think it was a good book though.
This novel is set up like a comic book. I think this book would be a great beginners book for kindergarten or first grade. Its simple, with fun pictures, there’s even interaction pages where it asks you to find something on the page. It did become a bit repetitive in the sense that when everything was orange it wasn’t how he’d imagine. I did think it was a good book though.
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