This is an autobiographical tale of a teddy bear named Otto. Otto is a German-born teddy bear. His first memories are of being stitched together and being given to David, a Jewish boy living in Germany before WWII. David and his best-friend Oskar always play with Otto, using him for pranks, games and even teaching him to type on a typewriter. Life is a lot of fun for the Otto. However, one day, David starts to wear a yellow star on his jacket. He and his parents are soon carted away by men in leather coats and uniforms. David decides to give his dear teddy bear to Oskar. Many lonely days pass for Oskar and Otto. But even gloomier days soon arrive when Osakar's father is drafted into the army and the bombings start. One day, a sudden explosion sends Otto flying through the air and into the middle a raging battle-field. The teddy bear is spotted by a soldier, but the moment the soldier picks Otto up, they are both shot through the chest. Otto and the soldier, an American G.I., are taken away to a hospital. In hospital, the soldier keeps Otto by his side. When he recovers, he pins a medal on Otto's chest, saying that Otto saved his life, taking the brunt of the bullet. The story makes papers and Otto becomes a mascot of the soldier's regiment. The teddy bear is then taken to America and is given to a sweet girl called Jasmin, the soldier's daughter. But Otto's new home and happiness is once again brutally ended when he is snatched away by mean and violent street urchins, who hit and trample on him and throw him into a bin. Otto is then picked up by an antiques dealer and taken to his shop. Years and years go by, until one rainy evening, when a bulky man stops and carefully examines the shop window. The man recognizes the bear instantly buys him. It is Oskar, Otto's old friend. The story of Oskar, a German tourist and survivor of the war finding his teddy bear in America soon makes the papers. And the day after Otto's picture appears in the paper, Oskar's telephone rings: it is his old friend David. And so, the three friends finally reunite, sharing the sorrows and pains of war and living a peaceful and happy life together. Otto now keeps himself busy, typing the story of his life on David's typewriter. Children will become attached to this loving, innocent protagonist, and will naturally be interested in his life story. Tomi Ungerer deals with one of the darkest chapters of history and pulls off the challenge admirably. This tale will prompt reflection and important questions without causing undue fear.

汤米·温格尔Tomi Ungerer

法国绘本作家、插画家、玩具收藏家，童书界的顽童与国王。1998年，儿童读物联盟（IBBY）将“安徒生大奖”这个代表童书界终身成就的奖项颁发给他，以表彰他对儿童文学做出的伟大贡献。

汤米·温格尔于1931年出生于法德交界的阿尔萨斯地区，在战争中度过了童年。青年时期，他曾在欧洲四处游历，靠设计橱窗和平面广告为生。来到美国纽约后，他凭借惊人的天赋很快在绘本界获得了成功，并成为传奇。

汤米·温格尔在美国和欧洲都拥有广泛的影响力，他是1992年美国名人传记协会选出的“500名影响力领袖”之一，也是欧洲委员会儿童文化与教育大使，还参与起草了《儿童权利宣言》。为他建造的博物馆是欧洲十大博物馆之一。

他的创作生涯从1960年代持续到现在，至今已出版140多本书，作品被翻译成近30种语言，他使用英语、法语、德语三种语言进行创作。“只为自己心中的小孩创作故事”的他，超越了想象力的边界，童真、幽默又深刻。如顽童也如大师，作品涉及身份认同、公正平等、爱与和平等主题，具有鲜明的个人色彩。已然成为现代图画书中的经典。有媒体评价“没有汤米·温格尔的童书界是不完整的”。

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所获荣誉

·法国荣誉军团勋章(2018年)

·德国巴伐利亚书奖(2017年)

·法国国家荣誉勋章(2014年)

·美国插图画家协会终身成就奖(2011年)

·法国斯特拉斯堡学院帕尔梅学院(2010年)

·法德柏林新闻奖和柏林学院奖(2008年)

·卡尔斯鲁厄大学哲学荣誉博士(2004年)

·Erich Kaistner文学奖(2004年)

·被任命为欧洲理事会儿童和教育亲善大使(2003年)

·法国荣誉军团(2000年)

·欧洲文化奖(1999年)

·安徒生儿童文学奖(1998年)

·法国图形艺术国家奖(1995年)

·德意志联邦德国国防军的命令(1993年)

法国荣誉军团(1990年)

·Jacob Burckhardt奖，由歌德基金会颁发(1983年)

·法国艺术与艺术学院(1982年)

· Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur, France (2018)

· Bayerische Buchpreis, Germany (2017)

· Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Mérite, France (2014)

· Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Illustrators, USA (2011)

· Palme Academique, Academie de Strasbourg, France (2010)

· Franco-German prize for Journalism in Berlin and the Prize of the Berlin Academy (2008)

· Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Karlsruhe (2004)

· Erich Käistner Literary Prize (2004)

· Named Goodwill Ambassador for Childhood and Education of European Council (2003)

· Officier de la Legion d’Honneur, France (2000)

· European Prize for Culture (1999)

· Hans Christian Andersen Prize for Children’s Literature (1998)

· National Prize for Graphic Arts France (1995)

· Order of the Deutsches Bundesverdienstdreuz Germany (1993)

· Legion d’Honneur France (1990)

· Jacob Burckhardt Prize, awarded by the Goethe Foundation (1983)

· Commandeur Aux Arts et Lettres, France (1982)