0scar Otter builds his very own slide, far up in the mountains. No one can bother him there. Not even his family. But Oscar doesn't know he is in danger. His enemy, the fox, is watching. But what the fox doesn't know is that someone is watching him....

Introduces Oscar Otter and his friends who live in and around the river, and invites youngsters to touch the animals and other surfaces in their world.

Oscar is determined to meet a goldfish, so w hen one flashes past him he goes looking for more. Lift-up f laps on every page conceal pop-up creatures, and at the end of the story there''s a special surprise just waiting to be f ound '

This colorful and fun sticker book is a gentle introduction to some of the wonderful wildlife inhabiting Oscar Otter's world. You'll meet such familiar friends as Doug Duckling, Hoppy Frog, Becky Beaver and Sidney Seal in this book that features 72 pages of activities and stories and 24 pages of reusable stickers.

Celebrate Christmas with the inspiration for the beloved Jim Henson film — in print after over 40 years. In 1977, when Jim Henson debuted the now-classic film Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, few knew it was based on a story written and illustrated by Russell and Lillian Hoban, creators of Bread and Jam for Frances and other treasured children's books. With an enduring score by the great Paul Williams, the movie remains a holiday tradition in homes across America. Now the book that started it all is back in print, in a beautiful gift edition that will thrill Muppets fans young and old. Inspired by the classic tale "The Gift of the Magi," the story begins in a poor country cottage, as Emmet Otter dreams of buying Ma a piano for Christmas, while Ma dreams of buying Emmet a guitar. When a village talent contest is announced, both imagine their dreams coming true. But what they don't imagine finding is their real reward — the power of love, family, and hope in hard times. It is a story that reaches into a reader's heart and reminds us all that fortune favors the brave. A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year "[A] welcome reissue of the Hobans' 1971 story . . . Colorful illustrations of the close-knit animal community contain plenty of warmth." —The Horn Book

The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.

Trapped and lost within my own mind, It took an unlikely friendship with a rescued otter to rekindle my childhood love of nature and set me free. I spent a decade travelling across the British isles in search of otters as well as refinding myself and a whole host of other beautiful creatures along the way. My journey follows the charismatic wild otter across some of the most wonderful and diverse landscapes, through the rivers of my hometown in central England to the rugged islands off the west coast of Scotland, down to the meandering waters in the south and back to the Island where my journey began.