A Friend Like No Otter
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Friend Like No Otter
By (Author) Nelly Buchet
Illustrated by Andrea Zuill
Union Square & Co.
Sterling
14th September 2023
22nd June 2023
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 254mm, Height 203mm
Description
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 ones mistakes and take the plunge to save a friendship. Its also about Rock...who doesnt talk but experiences a lot.
Reviews
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
Author Bio
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.
