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Otho was born with a pumpkin for a head. And despite what one might think, he was not seen as a curiosity by his family. So begins this brilliantly droll tale of a very unusual boy. Otho loses his pumpkin head–quite literally–when a bat decides it would make a good home. And despite what one might think, this is not the end for Otho, but the beginning of a great adventure. Is Otho’s story a parable? A cautionary tale? A celebration of the individual? A head trip? That is something each reader (and Otho) will have to decide.

奥托生来就是南瓜头。不管别人怎么想，他的家人从不觉得他是怪胎。本书围绕这个很不寻常的男孩，展开了一系列的滑稽故事。奥托后来失去了他的南瓜头，因为一只蝙蝠觉得他的头适合安家。不管人们怎么想，奥托的故事并不会到此结束，反而由此开始了他宏伟的冒险之旅。奥托的故事是寓言吗？还是为了告诫人们？是对个人的颂扬吗？是头之旅吗？这是每个读者（包括奥托）不得不作出的判断......