FICTION

Like Water, Little Otter: My Love for You Goes On and On

by Sydney Hanson (text) & illus. by Sydney Hanson
Cottage Door Pr. Oct. 2025. 22p. Board $9.99. ISBN 9798890192707. PreS-Gr 1
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PreS-Gr 1–“I love you, little otter,/ More than you will ever know/ I waited for you, darling,/ Like winter waits for snow./ I knew you were out there,/ But I didn’t quite know when/ You’d be here, safe and cozy,/ In our soft and snuggly den.” This quietly reassuring book may welcome a baby otter to the family, but babies and toddlers will respond to the soothing words and softly, snug illustrations of the otter family at home. Singing, frolicking, and swimming are but some of the tender scenes of parent and baby, growing together. That the child will one day leave home is addressed, but that, too, is presented as a normal part of the circle of life.
VERDICT A lovely version of such childhood classics Runaway Bunny and an improvement over I’ll Love Your Forever, this certainly belongs on early childhood shelves.
Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Oct 01, 2025

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