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Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners Paperback – Picture Book, September 1, 2009

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"Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you."―Socrates (the Greek philosopher), circa 470-399 B.C.

Mr. Rabbit's new neighbors are Otters.
OTTERS!
But he doesn't know anything about otters. Will they get along? Will they be friends?
Just treat otters the same way you'd like them to treat you, advises Mr. Owl.

In her smart, playful style Laurie Keller highlights how to be a good friend and neighbor―simply follow the Golden Rule! This title has Common Core connections.

Do Unto Otters is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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40 pages
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English
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Kindergarten - 3
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8.52 x 0.17 x 10.11 inches
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Square Fish
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September 1, 2009
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0312581408
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978-0312581404
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“Keller serves up sound, friendly advice for maintaining a peaceable kingdom.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Each page bursts with colorful illustrations and is scattered with words of different sizes and fonts. This simple story is certain to appeal to children.” ―School Library Journal

“While kids may well have encountered the Golden Rule elsewhere, this explanation and elaboration nicely unifies what might otherwise seem like a dreary list of manners. This lively book is anything but.” ―Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Laurie Keller is the bestselling author-illustrator of many books for kids, including Do Unto Otters;Potato Pants!; The Scrambled States of America; the Geisel Award-winning We Are Growing!; and Arnie the Doughnut, as well as three books in the Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut chapter book series.

Growing up in Michigan, Laurie always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as a greeting card illustrator for seven years. One night, the idea for a children’s book popped into her head and after showing the story to several publishers in New York City, she quit her job and moved there. The following year, that story idea was a published book―The Scrambled States of America. Laurie loved living in NYC, but she returned to her home state, where she lives in the woods along the shores of Lake Michigan.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish; First edition (September 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312581408
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312581404
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD460L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.52 x 0.17 x 10.11 inches

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Laurie Keller is the author and illustrator of many books including The Scrambled States of America, Potato Pants!, Arnie the Doughnut, Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners (Amazons #1 Editors' Pick on their Best Books of 2007 List), The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut chapter book series, and We Are Growing!, part of the Elephant and Piggie Like Reading series and winner of the 2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. When Laurie isn't busy making books, she enjoys playing the banjo, traveling, cross-country skiing and splashing in Lake Michigan. You can find out more about Laurie at her website, www.lauriekeller.com (see attached diagram to learn how to draw Arnie the Doughnut!).

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Sarah G.

Probably better for older kids.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2018

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I love the idea of this book more than the execution. A little too 'much' content for young kids (3-years), and not really conducive to reading aloud. Maybe will be more interesting when it's a 'read this yourself' type of story. Doesn't mean that my toddler doesn't enjoy it, though, so it's still a win in general. Not so much for me right now though unfortunately. I find myself trying to explain more than anything else.

13 people found this helpful

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Dr Trophy Wife

7 yo grandson loved reading it aloud

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018

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I hadn't yet previewed it but one night when I was visiting & he needed a more challenging book, this did the trick. Just that day we'd been discussing the importance of honesty. Along with that, other topics regarding good manners & ethics are presented and discussed in VERY humorous ways kids will recall FAR better than any "lecture" could. I highly recommend this for kids 5 to ~9

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Savannah

Beautifully written and illustrated!

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020

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I bought this book for my five year old daughter after we had originally loaned it from the public library and she fell in love with it, requesting that I read it to her several times a day. I feel it is very age appropriate for a child 4-8 years old depending on their maturity level. This book is excellent for teaching without lecturing. It also has a lot of humor in it that makes it enjoyable for adults to read to children too. It is beautifully illustrated and entertaining, keeping children's attention throughout the whole book. This is a book that I am thankful my daughter enjoys as it does teach the important lesson of doing unto others as you would want done unto yourself.

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MinnesotaMom

My kids love it.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018

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Super cute book, my 3 & 5 year old love it and think it’s hilarious. I like what the book teaches, treating others with kindness and respect. I’ve also given it as a gift.

The only very minor complaint I have is some of the pages have a lot of text and it can be difficult to get through the book with squirrelly kids.

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Allen

So needed!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022

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So needed for our current day problems! I rarely hear this so simple and effective principle being taught in my "Christian" area as well as anywhere else which is very sad. My belief is adults need to master these principles first and then their children will more easily see their example and pass it on. But I guess that is too simple, we need more good "complicated" ideas that never seem to work real well.

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maryk

our 7 year old liked it

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022

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I bought this book for the comical illustrations. I didn't realize the illustrations would be so weird. Because most pages have a lot of written chat all over and some weird looking otters.
However, a very talented teacher who read this to her students could very much get the kids to understand the importance of forgiving, forgetting, and moving on.

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Cute way to teach kids about manners!

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2008

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Laurie Keller certainly has a vivid imagination, and all of her books play to kids' silly sides. This book is a great way to teach kids about the importance of being polite, without being preachy. My son and I laugh out loud when we read this book. She covers being friendly, saying please, thank you, and excuse me, honesty, cooperation, fair play, sharing, not teasing, forgiveness, and apologizing, and she throws in how to say some of the words in 5 different languages (one being pig Latin!) For those reviewers that slammed her use of passing gas, I feel that this is blown way out of proportion to the book as a whole. It is on one page of the book and it is only one side-bar illustration. And, let's face it, passing gas is funny to a 6 year old, but she shows the importance of having good manners about it if it happens to you. Please, thank you, and excuse me are oftentimes not heard uttered by the age group that she targets, so it is great way to share a story with your child while driving the point home that EVERYONE needs to have good manners. You and your child will thoroughly enjoy this book.

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KWN

Funny and helpful for littles

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021

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Charming illustrations and some funny jokes to accompany a story about ways a rabbit would want his neighbors to treat him, so a great list of ways to be respectful to others. A great book for kids to learn the golden rule.

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Robert Bassett

Fantastic, lovely book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2009

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I shouldn't really be recommending any children's books instead of my own (link above) but I just had to say, this book is great. On the surface you might think the subject matter is a bit dry - a rabbit is worried about his otter neighbours and learns about having good manners and showing consideration to others - but it's definitely one to read and read again.

As well as the main story, each page is packed with little visual jokes and asides - you genuinely do have to go through it a few times to notice everything. The pictures are great, the book has a real sense of humour. You should definitely get this! (and mine too!)

F Townsend

This is a likeable tale but I do not like the illustrations very much for small children and the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2016

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This is a likeable tale but I do not like the illustrations very much for small children and the story is a little bit hard to follow because of the illustration being so complicated and quite complex.

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ShaNick

A good funny way to learn manners.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2018

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This is a super funny book. I would recommend to children over 4/5 years old.

Boujay49

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2015

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