Albert Otter didn’t fit in with his family or his schoolmates, he had no talent at pole-vaulting or arithmetic, and he was so bad at playing the piano that his music teacher was hospitalized. Then something happened that changed Albert’s life forever. Otterly excellent! – Jolisa Gracewood, New Zealand Reviewer of the Year 2006 Praise for other books by the same author: Hugely enjoyable… terribly, terribly funny. – Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand Dazzlingly funny. – Steve Braunias, Sunday Star Times Magazine