Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (Ottoline, 1)

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There is just one thing that I am still hoping for. That we will meet Ottoline's parents once. Even if it is a flash-visit, I would still love to see them come home. Por no decir de nuevo toda la imaginación que Ridell pone en sus dibujos, los cuales en este libro vuelven a tener más protagonismo que las palabras, tan ingeniosos al expresar cosas que apenas se necesitan las letras para hablar de la historia. Introducing Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is a quirky mystery-adventure from Chris Riddell, author of the award-winning Goth Girl books. Ottoline lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together they look after the Brown family’s eclectic collections – and dabble in a spot of detective work. So they are the first to the scene of the crime when a string of high-society dog-nappings and jewel thefts hits Big City. Ottoline's parents are never seen during the book, but Ottoline's mother writes her postcards from wherever they are. They refer to Ottoline as "O", and call each other Ma and Pa. Pa is mentioned in the postcards, but he never writes her one himself. Ma seems to know that Ottoline got a diploma and that the Bear is now living with them in Apartment 243. Ma and Pa send Ottoline gifts from many companies to take care of her. Ottoline is going to join Ma and Pa's adventures when she is older. They have many collections from other countries.

Krenimo polako u Velegrad gde nas u zgradi Bibernici cekaju Otolina koja voli da resava teske zagonetke , smislja lukave planove,da sljapka barama i sakuplja svasta,i njen priljatelj gospodin Manro koji je mali , cupav i ne voli kisu niti da se ceslja. One day, Ottoline’s parents travel to Norway on the hunt to find ‘Quite Big Foot’, the Abominable Troll of Trondheim. Coincidently, Mr Munroe comes across a pair of ‘bog goggles’ in Ottoline’s parents’ collection, which enable him to see clues about Quite Big Foot. Captivated by the images, Mr Munroe tries to draw Ottoline’s attention to his discoveries, but she ignores him. So he decides to go and find Quite Big Foot by himself, leaving a message to Ottoline in string, spelling the word ‘Norway’. But before she finds out, we are introduced to a new character, a bear from Canada, who is taking a holiday in the apartment basement rather than hibernating. He is to become Ottoline’s assistant in her forthcoming adventure.

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In this book Mr. Munroe seems sad and everywhere he looks he sees reminders of Norway. Ottoline is trying to plan a vacation with Mr. Munroe and she is kind of oblivious to Mr. Munroe's situation. She is surprised one day to find he has disappeared, leaving a note simply stating Norway. Thus begins her fun journey, accompanied by the Canadian bear who spends the winter sorting clothes in the basement laundry room. Como es tan observadora se da cuenta que van desapareciendo perritos falderos por la zona y no duda, junto al peludo Sr. Monroe, ponerse a investigar estas desapariciones y ciertos robos que han tenido lugar al mismo tiempo y puede que estos hechos estén relacionados o no... El lenguaje, ameno y conciso, hace que nos sumerjamos sin problemas en la historia, incluso incorporando en ella palabras inventadas de lo más atrevidas, una lectura ágil con una combinación refrescante de ilustración chispeante y un diálogo fundamental. After a lot of hard work by Mr. Munroe and lot of planning and help from the Service Agencies, Ottoline and Mr. Munroe do manage to catch the notorious jewellery thief and hand her to the Police. The pet dogs are reunited with their owners, some of them actually hated their owners, because they insisted on taking them to a pet saloon. And which dog likes that?

In Ottoline and the Purple Fox, Ottoline meets a fox that is colored purple. He lives hidden in garbage bin #34. The Purple Fox (at the end of the book we learn that his real name is Peregrine) explains to Ottoline that there is actually a lot of wildlife living in the city. He offers to take Ottoline and Mr. Munroe on an Urban Safari if they will meet him on the corner at midnight. Intrigued, Ottoline accepts and promises to meet him there. It's a short, fun story with neat little references to the Beatles for the adults. Ottoline lives in an apartment in the Pepperpot Building. Her parents are explorers and rarely home, communicating with Ottoline by post card. (remember them?). Her constant companion is Mr. Munroe, a friendly troll. Their parents found Mr. Munroe during one of their trips to Norway. I loved how Goth Girl made a cameo in this one, and I loved how Ottoline dreamt of Goth Girl. I wouldn't mind having a book with both characters in it. :)El estilo que tiene Chris Riddell para narrar el cuento es fantástico, despejado y claro, divertido y muy original, y nunca es el mismo en cada libro.