Dodo Gets Married

Lottie's World

by Petra Mathers

Dodo, an exotic German bird and friend to Lottie and Herbie, befriends Vince, a one-legged retired Coast Guard pilot, and marries him. By the creator of Lottie's New Beach Towel. 15,000 first printing.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Young Adult

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Petra Mathers is an American children's author and artist. She was born in 1945 in Todtmoos, Germany, and immigrated to the USA as a young woman. Mathers worked as a painter before becoming a children's book illustrator. One of her best-known creations is her series of picture-books devoted to the adventures of Lottie the chicken and her best friend, Herbie the duck. She is a four-time winner of The New York Times prize for Best Illustrated Children's Book, and was awarded the Ezra Jack Keats Medal for her first book, Maria Theresa. She lives in Astoria, Oregon. (source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Kristal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story about one female bird bringing out the best in a male bird due to her kindness

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, quirky story with fun illustrations.

[Ashley Aolani Salisbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved this story. It's very cute and fun.

[Jennifer (JenIsNotaBookSnob) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another strange book on the '1001 children's books to read before you grow up' list. It reads a bit awkward, but it has an interesting story line for a kid's book. A bird named Dodo and a bird who has lost his leg and isolated himself meet and fall in love. It's really unique. I've read a lot of children's books and never seen anything quite like it. I suppose it's something of a 'Beauty and the Beast' type story minus the witch and curses. But, it's modernized and unique enough to be worth a read.

[SarahC · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a children's picture story book, but it is the nicest romance I have read in a while. Petra Mathers' stories are the best. Simple, but respectful that kids are intelligent and have their own understanding of the world.

Even if you don't have children, this might be a good set of books to keep around the house. If you do volunteer story-reading for libraries or schools, Mathers' books would be a great choice.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very strange, but entertaining story about love. I like that the story shows that there's someone out there for everyone, but as we finished the book, we all let out a collective, 'Hmm.'

The illustrations are colorful and cartoonish, but I wasn't a big fan of the style. We enjoyed reading this book together, but I doubt that I'll look for more of the books in the Lottie's World series.

[Bookjeannnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet and funny. My favorite kind!

[Katie M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A wedding present from my mom that I finally realized I'd never read, so I did. Aww.

[Hillvan · Rating 3 out of 5]

AD380L

[Lynne Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't even....

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL58815...

[Carol Gordon Ekster · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is clearly for older picture book children, but it still does not seem like a picture book topic or age appropriate.