Do Unto Otters
A Book About Manners
Square Fish · Print & ebook · September 1, 2009
"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.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful take on the Golden Rule makes friendship and good-neighbor manners easy to consider.
- Themes
- Manners, Friendship, The Golden Rule
- Genres
- Rabbit Stories, Values & Virtues, Funny Stories
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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!
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This title has Common Core connections. Do Unto Otters is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Kindness, With a Wink
A playful take on the Golden Rule makes friendship and good-neighbor manners easy to consider.
Come here for
- A lighthearted look at treating others as you’d like to be treated
- Animal characters and a familiar question: how do neighbors get along?
Expect
- Playful guidance on friendship and manners
- A simple, thoughtful idea at the heart of the story
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 54% |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Stories | 46% |
| Values & Virtues | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mammal Stories
- Funny Stories
- Manners & Etiquette
- Authors
- Laurie Keller
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- September 1, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Manners · Friendship · The Golden Rule
- Reading lane
- Mammal Stories