| Title | : | Ottoline Goes to School (Ottoline, #2) |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1405050586 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781405050586 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2008 |
Ottoline Goes to School (Ottoline, #2) Reviews
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Obožavam Krisove ilustracije, baš se vratih u detinjstvo😍
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A quick, fun read. The illustrations in this book are something else and really make the story. Ottoline is a strong MC, with her trusty sidekick Mr Munroe. In this installation, they go away to a unique boarding school and must solve the mystery of a ghost. Themes of friendship and family. This is a fun and different middle grade series.
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Beautifuly illustrated and amazingly written. Watchfull readers will have fun with finding new interesting details in the illustrations. Characters were especially endearing
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Roditelji, poklanjajte pažnju svoji deci...inače im mogu pasti svakakve luckaste ideje na pamet. 😆
Još jedna simpatična knjižica, malo zabavnija od prošle. Ilustracije savršene 😍 -
I needed something light with which to start off my morning and
Ottoline Goes to School, the 2nd Ottoline YA story, by
Chris Riddell was perfect. Ottoline lives in The City, basically on her own, cared for by her companion Mr. Munroe, while her parents are off exploring. She is cared for by a group of people, food preparers, door knob shiners, pillow plumpers, etc. She lives in the Pepperpot building, called thusly because it looks like a pepperpot.
In this story, Ottoline and Munroe meet a young girl Cecily Forbes-Lawrence III an her Patagonian pony, while the duo are visiting the Pettigrew Park and Ornamental Gardens to feed the turtles. Ottoline is instantly enthralled with Cecily (who doesn't seem all that nice to Munroe) and when Cecily tells her that she will be attending the Alice B. Smith school Ottoline sends a letter to her parents asking that she be permitted to attend as well.
Thus begins Ottoline and Munroe's adventure at the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted and, of course, there is a mystery as well. Who is stealing objects from people and who is making the mysterious clomping noises? And who seems to be getting Munroe into trouble and why does Cecily think he's a dog!
It's all well written, excellently drawn (great pictures and sneaky little inserts) and just a fun story and you know it'll all end up ending pleasantly and satisfactorily. Most enjoyable. Thanks for starting off my day so happily. (3.5 stars) And now to get Ottoline at Sea! -
childhood
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I think I do prefer the first book a bit more but that doesnt mean this isnt a good one. I enjoyed it alot and especially the illustrations.
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3.6*
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I like the illustrations and the style of this author. I plan to read all the Ottoline books.
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loved the illustrations and the story!definitely want to read more about Ottoline 🖤
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Read this in high school and was fascinated by the style of illustrations. Chris Riddell is truly talented.
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Mauri joutuu mustasukkaisuuden kouriin, kun Ottilia saa toisenkin ystävän. Yhdessä lähdetään hyvin erityislaatuiseen kouluun, jossa on *lemmikeille* oma siipi.
Brittilastenkirjallisuudestakin alkaa löytää sellaisia toistuvia trendejä ja hauskuusteemoja, kun näitä työkseen lukee. Kotimaisten kanssa välillä toivoisi, että niitä "peruskivoja" salapoliisi-perhe-hassu-juttuja olisi vähän vähemmän, angloilla taas Outous (?) on selvästi jotain niin pelottavaa, että sen kanssa pitää leikkiä kirjassa jos toisessakin. Onneksi Riddell on sieltä paremmasta päästä. -
Ottoline Brown is such an adorable character. Together with her best friend Mr Munroe, Ottoline goes to school, makes new friends, and find her special gift. Riddell’s illustrations are my favourite. There’s always something new to see and discover.
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Otolina nakon razgovora sa prijateljicom piše pismo roditeljima da bi išla u školu za djecu sa posebnim darom nakon toga se svati da je škola ukleta (to je njezina prijateljica izmislila zato što je htjela ići kući). Zanimljiva priča (pogotovo za djevojčice). Ali je jedan dio malo strašn.
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Захотілося, щоб рік почався з прочитання книжки. Ідеальна для читання першого січня. Мало тексту, на всю книжку - 20 хвилин і море задоволення. Той випадок, коли малюнки значно оригінальніші і цікавіші за літературну частину.
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Slightly creepy but I love mystery books!
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3.5*
Love Mr Munroe! -
Nii äge, fantastiline ja põnev!!!!! Ja need joonistused. Need on pool lugu vähemalt. Võrratu!
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Ottoline Is one of my favorites from this book, Cecilia and her horse are really funny characters to me. But what I love most is how the animals planned out (and Ottoline) that smart plan to catch the "ghost". Also that Alice. B. Smith (the principal/head master) thinks that Wednesday's are a myth! 😆
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It's very easy for somebody who reads a lot of books to miss an author. And yet, equally, it's also very easy to have a consciousness of who and what that author is and how they do what they do. This is where I stood with Chris Riddell; conscious that I hadn't really read much of his work, but conscious that his work was good. And I'd come to that decision for a variety of reasons, not just for the quality of his art work which burns from his books like fire, but also because of the children I knew who pretty much swallowed each and everything he'd published. Sometimes the biggest thing for me, as an adult who's involved in children's literature, is to step back and recognise my position as a guest in this space. And if an author's work is devoured, furiously, hungrily, then that's an important thing to take note of.
I picked up Ottoline Goes To School after Chris had delivered a charming and annoyingly inspiring lecture at Homerton College. I didn't possess the persistence or elbows to get to the bookshop first and grab the sumptuous
Travels with my Sketchbook which I've had my eyes on for a while, but Ottoline Goes To School was an appropriate, and by no means secondary, choice. I was intrigued to see what Riddell did with the school story because they are sort of my thing. And when I got it signed by him, I did my traditional slightly incoherent stare and babble because that too, is also my sort of thing.
This, the second of the Ottoline series, is a delight. Ottoline is off to the Alice. B. Smith School For The Differently Gifted; a boarding school for children with a special an often quite peculiar gift. As she's trying to figure out what her gift might be, a ghost starts to haunt the school...
I was trying to figure out the best way to describe this lovely book and the idea I kept coming back to was cleanliness. That's perhaps a little bit of an odd phrase to use and one, I suspect, which doesn't crop up in children's literature criticism that often so let me explain a bit more about what I mean.
Ottoline Goes To School is one of those books that balances word with image and does so without compromising the integrity of each. In fact, it's so beautifully and carefully balanced, this mediation between the visual and the textual, that every page is a delight. And it's challenging too! Whilst Ottoline is engaged in the complexities of a new school and a Slightly Tremulous New Friendship, Mr Munroe is carefully scouting out the school and trying to figure out what's going on. And that's the cleanliness, right there, that ability to balance and deliver whole, heartfelt, narrative in word and image without compromising or pressing on the space of the other elements within the spread. This book is so clean, so crisp and sharp, that it's a joy. -
I wasn't crazy about this book. It's not great and it's not bad either. Ottoline's parents are travelers who are often away but she doesn't seem to mind as she has her best friend Mr. Munroe and lots of grown-ups to look after her. One day she meets Cecily Forbes-Lawerence III in the park by her apartment and they quickly become friends. Cecily goes to Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted and Ottoline soon decides that she would like to attend too. Once Ottoline reaches the boarding school the real adventures begins. There are ghosts lurking about the school doing all sorts of nasty things, with the help of Mr. Munroe Ottoline soon gets to the bottom of the mystery.
The story line is clearly written and obvious enough for early readers to follow. I think the concept of boarding school and a life where parents are rarely around might be enough to interest some children but the overall story isn't terribly exciting. The illustrations however, are very well done and truly what make the book interesting.
Ages: 7-10 -
J'adore les romans d'Apolline / Ottoline de Chris Riddell.
Ca se lit très vite (30 minutes au parc m'ont suffi !), l'histoire est pleine de malice et d'humour, à l'image d'Apolline, et les illustrations dont je suis admirative (depuis que j'ai commencé à lire cet auteur pendant mon adolescence) regorgent de détails qu'on peut passer de longs moments à trouver.
Dans ce roman, Apolline découvre la vie à l'école, en internat, et dans une école pas comme les autres, où chacun recherche son don spécial. Une lecture qui montre aux enfants qu'il est bon de rêver parfois, que chacun a son don unique et nul pareil à ceux des autres et qui en prime distille l'air de rien un joli message sur l'importance de l'amitié...
Seul regret, c'est trop court (pour les grands enfants comme moi !) -
I picked up this book because I love Chris Riddell's interpretation of The Graveyard Book. I didn't expect this story to be colorful, but it was. The illustrations are amazing and the story reminded me of Enid Blyton's Malory Towers. He even included a bit of Frankenstein (the only classics I truly love) in it.
Yet the best part for me? The fact that he mentioned three different states in Malaysia in it. I noticed Penang (where I was born), then Sarawak and Pahang. See, Malaysia hardly gets any mention in books by non-Malaysians, so this is a big deal. Even though he didn't even name the Sulatana of Pahang...
As a bonus, Riddell "hid" some ghosts that he listed on the last page. Made me go back through the pages to look for them. -
I actually like this sequel better than 'Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'.
Both are very charming, with a distinct style.
It reminds me a little of the 'Eloise' books by Kay Thompson, and other classic books too.
I see that most reviewers on here prefer the first book, but I actually liked this one better.
I liked that I felt it focused more on Ottoline's character.
The first book focused a lot on the mystery of the Yellow Cat.
This book focused more on Ottoline as a character.
It was an entertaining and cute book! -
My third read for this book, and no matter how many times I read it, I love the story! I didn't always like Ottoline in the beginning, she treated Munroe as if he wasn't there (and didn't notice that made him sad), but the parts where she goes to school were a delight to read. The lessons sound absolutely brilliant, wish I could go to that school. Minus the haunting though, but even that one wasn't hard to figure out.
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Recenze:
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It's always fun catching up with Ottoline and Mr. Munroe. This time round they're meeting new friends and attending a new school. A cute mystery ensues and, of course, Chris Riddell's illustrations are always fun!
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Love the drawings in these books. Cute story. My niece and I enjoyed reading it together.
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Fantastic series of books, Beautiful illustrations, interesting stories, a great bridge from pictures to a more grown up way of reading. Only downside is that Chris Riddell needs to write more!!!
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Un autre tome rondement mené rempli de surprises dans un univers très créatif.
Cette fois, notre petite Apolline aux chaussures dépareillés va entrer à l'école avec sa nouvelle amie, Cécilie, enfant de riches laissée souvent à elle-même. À cette école singulière, on vous aidera à trouver votre talent spécial. Pour les élèves déjà résidents, on a un duo de jumelles qui font de la composition florale aérienne, un jeune génie amateur de peinture abstraite, une sultane qui fait de l'origami avec des rideaux, etc. Apolline s'applique à chaque cours, et tout semble aller bien jusqu'au moment où d'étranges évènements surviennent, après le party pyjama organisé par Cécilie dans sa somptueuse chambre où elle raconta la légende du fantôme cheval vengeur. Depuis, ce même fantôme semble causer du tort aux élèves en dérobant des objets , pour mieux les placer dans des endroits inopportuns et potentiellement dommageables pour les jeunes étudiants. Qu'à cela ne tienne, Apolline sort un autre "plan habile" pour trouver la source réelle de tous ces soucis, aidé de Mr Monroe, bien sur.
Si le tome 1 nous a introduit l'univers direct de la petite fille blonde, soit son appartement et son quartier, cette fois nous sortons de son environnement pour une école bien spéciale. Ils ont d'ailleurs le plan de cours le plus déjanté que j'ai vu: j'aurais bien essayé le cours d'aptitudes inutiles. Ils accordent beaucoup d'importance au temps de vacances et aux rigolades. Une école comme on en rêverait.
Bon, en toute honnêteté, le coupable est très évident, mais je pense que le but du roman n'est pas l'enquête en soit, mais l'univers. L'auteur a posé habilement pleins de petits détails amusants dans un décor déjà très particulier.
On retrouve:
- Un fantôme à tête coupé dont le corps est en page 75, la tête en page 64.
- Une tortue qui fait de fréquentes apparitions aux côtés de Mr. Monroe.
- Un emplois du temps aussi drôle qu'invraisemblable en p.71.
- Un ours "sous-couverture" en page 58, lunettes d'espion inclue.
- Un cour sur les rots, où Apolline semble bien performer!
Et pleins d'autres trucs.
Je crois que c'est là la plus grande joie des livres de Riddell, son sens du détail et sa créativité.
Seul petit détail qui m'a turlupiné: pourquoi Apolline n'a t-elle pas défendu Mr.Monroe avec plus de véhémence contre Cécilie?
J'ai apprécié le thème de l'enfant unique seul: parce que c'est un enjeu social réel. Il existe beaucoup d'enfant qui, à défaut de la présence de leurs parents, sont comblés de matériel. Cela ne suffit cependant pas à combler une carence affective. Il y a donc un message à faire passer ici qui peut être intéressant.
Un autre tome savouré avec plaisir. Vous n'avez pas besoin d'avoir lu le tome 1, la série peut se lire dans le désordre.
Catégorisation: Roman Fiction ( Univers Imaginaire), littérature jeunesse intermédiaire, second cycle primaire, 8-9 ans
Note: 7/10
