Otto the elephant continues his search for his childhood friend Georgie, a chimpanzee who was abducted from their forest home in Africa and shipped to the wilds of America by the Man with the Wooden Nose. When Otto sees a circus poster with a chimp that looks just like Georgie, he and his parrot friend, Crackers, follow the trail of the travelling circus. Along the way, they crash a football game, steal a peanut-shaped car and get thrown in jail. Will Otto and Crackers find Georgie? Or will trouble find them first? "Big Top Otto" is the second book in the Elephants Never Forget series chronicling the hilarious adventures of the tenacious pachyderm, Otto, and his wisecracking parrot pal, Crackers. Told with gentle humour and lots of visual gags, this series is an action-packed celebration of friendship and perseverance. AGES: 8-11 AUTHOR: Bill Slavin was born on February 12, 1959, in Belleville, Ontario, as the seventh of eight children. He illustrated his first book, "The Adventures of Zok the Caveman," when he was seven years old. It was published in an edition of one. He has been writing and illustrating ever since. He has illustrated over one hundred children's books, fiction and nonfiction, including Stanley's Party by Linda Bailey, winner of the 2004 Blue Spruce Award, the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. ALL TITLES IN ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET SERIES: 9781554534760 Big City Otto Book 1 (HB) $24.99 9781554534777 Big City Otto Book 1 (PB) $12.99 9781554538065 Big Top Otto Book 2 (HB) $24.99 9781554538072 Big Top Otto Book 2 (PB) $12.99 9781894786966 Big Star Otto Book 3 (HB) $24.99 9781894786973 Big Star Otto Book 3 (PB) $12.99 Colour graphic novel