Do Unto Otters: A Book about Manners is a children's book by American

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 author

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 and illustrator

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 Laurie Keller

Laurie Keller

Laurie Keller is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has written four books for Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, and produced illustrations for two others.Keller grew up in Muskegon, Michigan...

. It was released in 2007 by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Keller brings the "Golden Rule

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" to life in the form of Mr. Rabbit and his new neighbors, the Otters, who show kids that a simple "please" or "thank you" goes a long way in making friends, while animating every page with their well-behaved hijinks.

This book was a Junior Library Guild selection.

Weston Woods distributes a fully animated version of this book on DVD under the same name.

External links

• Henry Holt author biography.
• Laurie Keller's website
• Do Unto Otters bookpage
• animated version of book website
• teaser for animated version website