My Brother Otto
$20.31
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2026
Summary
Quinn’s not happy about all the fuss her mum and Alex are making about the new baby. She’s sick of their excitement. She likes things the way they are: just the three of them, and Disco, her lop-eared rabbit. She doesn’t want a baby brother. And she definitely doesn’t want to share her bedroom with him.
But when Otto is born three months early things change more than anyone could have expected. Quinn meets her little brother in the hospital neonatal intensive care unit surrounded by t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923058729 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192305872X |
| Author: | Ingrid Laguna |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Critics Review
‘Beautiful and gentle and full of love.’ * Fiona Hardy *
‘A beautiful and gentle story of grief and loss and what it means to be a family…Quinn and Otto remind us of the many forms grief can take and the power of love to guide us through it.’ * Nicole Hayes *
‘An ideal book for helping children to come to terms with difficult subject matter in families.’ * Buzzwords Magazine *
‘The emotions projected by the characters are real and believable…told with great insight into the pain experienced by grief and loss.’ * Kids Book Review *
‘A depth that is worthy of awards…A brilliant and touching book that will hopefully be widely read.’ * Book Muse *
‘Vitally important…grown up ideas and feelings, tenderly written.’ * QANTAS Magazine *
‘A beautifully written story about family love, change, loss and grief…Recommended for upper primary school readers and their families.’ * Magpies *
About The Author
Ingrid Laguna
Ingrid Laguna is an award-winning author and educator. Her books include Songbird, Sunflower, Serenade for a Small Family, Edie Tells a Lie, Bailey Finch Takes a Stand, which was awarded best chapter book and overall primary resource winner in the 2022 Educational Publishing Awards, and Kit and Arlo Find a Way, which won the same awards in 2023. Her writing has featured in various publications, including the Monthly, the Age and AEU Magazine. She regularly presents to teachers and students at schools, libraries, festivals and conferences.
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