Odder: an Otter's Story
Hardcover – Picture Book, April 29, 2025
Feiwel & Friends · Hardcover · April 29, 2025
A stunning picture book from acclaimed author Katherine Applegate, adapted from the #1 bestselling middle-grade novel that spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list!
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- Who it’s for
- Underwater play and an otter’s knack for teaching give this picture-book story its gentle pull.
- Themes
- Otter family bonds, Animal rescue, Teaching and care
- Genres
- Mammal Stories, Adoption Stories, Friendship
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A stunning picture book from acclaimed author Katherine Applegate, adapted from the #1 bestselling middle-grade novel that spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list! Odder spends her days playing underwater and learning life lessons from her mother. But when Odder’s life takes a dramatic turn, she is rescued by humans. The people are kind, and introduce Odder to other rescues. Soon, it’s clear that Odder has a talent for teaching other pups how to otter.
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Adapted from Katherine Applegate’s bestselling novel of the same name (with over 80 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list!), and inspired by the true story of a program that pairs orphaned otter pups.
Otter Lessons
Underwater play and an otter’s knack for teaching give this picture-book story its gentle pull.
Come here for
- Otter play, rescue, and the lively business of learning from one another
Expect
- A picture-book adaptation inspired by a real program pairing orphaned otter pups
Where it sits
| Mammal Stories | 51% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 22% |
| Adoption Stories | 18% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Marine Life
- Adoption Stories
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Katherine Applegate
- Publisher
- Feiwel & Friends
- Published
- April 29, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Otter family bonds · Animal rescue · Teaching and care
- Reading lane
- Marine Life