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A Friend Like No Otter

Nelly Buchet

Otter loves playing with Rock. Manatee would like to join. But what happens when Manatee joins Otter and Rock for a boisterous game and disaster strikes? This is a story about finding the courage to face one's mistakes and take the plunge to save a friendship. It's also about Rock. . .who doesn't talk but experiences a lot.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Union Square Kids
  • Publish Date: May 9th, 2023
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 8.50in - 0.70in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9781454944522
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Animals - Marine LifeSocial Themes - FriendshipImagination & Play

About the Author

Nelly Buchet is the author of Cat Dog Dog, which was chosen by children around the world as the 2021 Irma Black Award winner, named a 2021 Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association, and selected for a host of best-of-the-year lists. She is also the author of How to Train Your Pet Brain and the Can't Do! board book series. Nelly lives in France.

Andrea Zuill is the author-illustrator of Wolf Camp, Dance Is for Everyone, Marigold & Daisy, Business Pig, and Sweety. She is also the illustrator of Cat Dog Dog and Donut. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in New York, Texas, and California; at the San Diego Museum of Art; and at the Brand Library gallery, where she won a Disney Imagineering Award. Andrea lives in Escondido, CA.

Praise for this book

"Plain blue watery backdrops focus attention on the foregrounded animals, which Zuill expressively depicts in sketchlike lines as affable and emotive . . . . Otter embraces collaborative play for a conclusion that reinforces the value of conviviality." --Publishers Weekly