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Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners Kindle Edition

by Laurie Keller (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,315 ratings
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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 wise Mr. Owl. And so begins Mr. Rabbit's reflection on good manners.

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

A Junior Library Guild Selection

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

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  1. Reading age
    3 - 7 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD460L
  6. Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
  7. Publication date
    September 1, 2009
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    978-0805079968
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Move over Emily Post: Do Unto Otters is a guide to manners that anyone would be delighted to follow. Here beloved children's author Laurie Keller brings the "Golden Rule" to life in the form of Mr. Rabbit and his new neightbors, the Otters, who animate every page with their well-behaved hijinks, showing kids that a simple "please" or "thank you" goes a long way in making friends. And, as a special treat for Amazon.com customers, Laurie Keller created the four delightful new drawings you'll find below illustrating her unique take on etiquette for the office. Enjoy!


Amazon.com Exclusive: E-mail "Otter-quette" from Laurie Keller

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Grade 1–3—Mr. Rabbit is worried that he might not get along with his new neighbors. A wise owl gives him the advice, "Do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you" and proceeds to explain what this means. Thus follows a listing of traits and qualities such as friendliness, politeness, honesty, consideration, cooperation, and sharing. Each one contains humorous examples of Mr. Rabbit and the Otters following those rules. Also included are samples of how to say certain phrases such as "Excuse me" and "Please" in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Pig Latin. 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.—Donna Atmur, Los Angeles Public Library
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BQL45SA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First edition (September 1, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14310 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,315 ratings

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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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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
2,315 global ratings
Almost perfect, warning for Autism ableism
4 Stars
Almost perfect, warning for Autism ableism
It’s a cute book and the Novel Effect app makes it so much more fun! But this page made me cringe as an Autistic mother with Autistic children. Eye contact is NOT necessary to be friendly and kind! I can either force myself to look in your eyes, or I can actually listen to what you are saying. I can’t do both! I firmly believe this should be removed in future prints.
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TM Liston
5.0 out of 5 stars Review from an Educator
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022
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I am an educator of 20+ years. I have been reading this to my K5 and 1st grade students this year. The illustrations are cute and humorous--lots of giggles from my students. There are a lot of manners covered so we've been discussing one manner a day. The students love the page in the beginning where the rabbit hops and says "doo-dee-doo." We do that together each day (lots of giggles), and review the previous day's manners. My students wouldn't get as much out of this book without discussion and teaching. Also, the layout is a bit different so without some guidance and discussion, I think it would be difficult for my students to read independently (5-6 yrs old). A bit of the humor is over their heads, but I think it is funny. I'm almost through the book and it's taken us maybe 5-6 days. My students have really enjoyed the book, and I like the emphasis of the golden rule. I'm not sure if I can remember all of the manners, but it covers politeness, consideration, honesty, helpful, fair play, kindness. There are a couple more I can't remember. I think a 2-3 grader could read this independently, but I think it is much more fun as a read-aloud.
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Denise Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Children’s book about dealing with others
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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This a a great book that follows the golden rule, which is helpful for everyone.
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Jamie Lael
5.0 out of 5 stars We love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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Such cute graphics and details. My 7 year old reads it over and over.
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ES
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to teach kids about manners!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
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I bought this book for my 11 year old kid who is on the Autism spectrum. He likes comics, riddles, puns, and jokes and now this book too! I approve of the writing and classic manners information and even I enjoyed the humor and illustrations. This is a good book for any kid who is old enough to read to learn.
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John Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars A good guide to treating others properly.
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
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The book was everything I expected. Whether it will have any impact on a three year old Viking raider is to be seen.
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Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Our favorite manners book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
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So many kids manners books emphasize bad manners - this book does not! The kids enjoy reading it and even those new or slow to reading find it approachable with its repetitive style. Best modern manners book for kids we've found so far.
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Savannah
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Ellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute book
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023
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I bought this for my 5 year old because manners is still something he’s learning. He really liked this book and it’s a good one to read back on when he needs reminding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in India on October 27, 2020
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Great book
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Sabrina
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for elementary aged kids!
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2018
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I teach social skills to students in elementary school and have used this book on several occasions. The kids loved it and caught on to some of the quirks and puns. It also had the teachers chuckling. It reads really well and promotes a great discussion afterwards.

The story is about a rabbit who learns that otters are moving next door. He goes through the story wondering how to interact with them. An owl tells him to do onto otters as he would want otters to do onto him. From there we linked it to race, gender culture etc. Highly recommended!
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Nette
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun way to learn!
Reviewed in Spain on October 23, 2019
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fun and quirky book to help children learn about manners.
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amber
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, good book
Reviewed in Australia on March 20, 2020
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Good moral
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Robert Bassett
5.0 out of 5 stars 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!)
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