Title: In Otto’s Shoes (Bob & Otto series, Book 5)

Author/Illustrator: Jesper K. Lassen

Publisher: VEN Method (social-emotional learning that builds connection and community in classrooms and at home)

Release Date: September 10, 2026

Format: Paperback and eBook (Kindle)

Series: Bob & Otto

Summary: Two stories in one picture book for ages 4-8. Read forward for Bob’s side of a friendship mix-up. Turn it over and the same pages, same words, tell Otto’s. Otto’s new shoes hurt; halfway home they swap so you feel both walks. Opens and closes on: I like your shoes. An empathy picture book that makes the oldest idea about walking in someone else’s shoes literal enough for a four-year-old.