Anna and Otis

　　從沒聽過蛇也會被洗頭，也可以穿鞋，甚至可以跟人類當朋友，Otis 做到了！

　 　Anna 和 Otis 是最好的朋友，他們總是一塊玩耍，但總是待在自己的家裡或花園，從沒到外頭去過。Otis 了解大部分的人都很害怕蛇，所以身為蛇的 Otis 總是不出門。沒想到，Anna 卻提出一個大膽的想法，要 Otis 和她一起走出家門，來一場未知冒險。

　　果然，人們都很害怕 Otis。Otis 覺得自己不受歡迎，一度想放棄這趟冒險旅程，但 Anna 始終在一旁支持他，鼓勵他不要輕易放棄；漸漸地，人們發現 Otis 沒有想像中那麼可怕，甚至還多了很多意想不到的新奇體驗，像髮型設計師就首次為爬蟲類洗頭，溜冰鞋店店員也首次幫爬蟲類找合「腳」的溜冰鞋。

　　Anna and Otis 講述了一段克服恐懼，打開生命視野的故事，而波隆那國際插畫家獎得主 Maisie Paradise Shearring 的細緻畫風，更讓本書增色不已！（文 / 博客來編譯）

　　Will people ever learn to accept a snake as a friend?

　　Anna and Otis the snake are great friends and they love having fun together. But Otis knows people are scared of snakes, so he usually just plays at home or in the garden. He is nervous when Anna suggests a new adventure.

　　At first people are afraid, and Otis feels he isn’t welcome in the town. But Anna encourages Otis not to give up, and it soon turns out that maybe snakes aren’t as scary as people thought! The hairdresser enjoys shampooing a reptile for a change, and at the skate shop Sally has a lot of fun fitting Otis with his own set of awesome wheels.

　Anna and Otis is a hugely endearing, very funny story about overcoming fears and making friends from Bologna International Illustration Award-winning illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring. Full of endless rich details to spot, Maisie’s artwork is a treat to pore over.