PreSchool-Grade 2-This charmless story of a late-blooming elephant with a tiny trunk falls hopelessly flat. Every day for a week, Otto endures the mean-spirited ridicule and ostracism of his classmates. He tries a variety of trunk-lengthening exercises to no avail his parents are no help either. Relief finally arrives on Friday, when Otto"s disappointing trunk unexpectedly produces some surprisingly impressive snorts, and by Saturday, he sprouts a pair of tusks to boot. Childlike illustrations feature rough patches of color against an otherwise monochromatic, paper-bag brown background. Turner"s narrative features comic-book style captions and speech bubbles to help flesh out the dialogue. While Otto cuts an engaging figure, the story as a whole leaves a lot to be desired.