{"product_id":"i-am-oliver-the-otter-a-tale-from-our-wild-and-wonderful-riverbanks-9781529067071","title":"I Am Oliver the Otter: A Tale from Our Wild and Wonderful Riverbanks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-warming, rhyming story about a little otter called Oliver, written by bestselling poet Pam Ayres, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCome on down to the riverbank, and discover a wild and wonderful world . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOliver the otter is happy enough living alone, swimming or scampering along the twisty-rooted waterways. Until one day, among the green rushes, he meets an otter called Ottilie - and his life changes forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in rhyme and beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Nicola O'Byrne, Pam Ayres's charming tale brings the natural world to life. With nature facts interwoven throughout, and an information page at the end, including tips on how to spot and look after otters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am Oliver the Otter\u003c\/i\u003e will make the perfect gift for nature lovers of all ages and is followed up by the second book in the series, \u003ci\u003eI am Hattie the Hare\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePam Ayres \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a writer, broadcaster, and entertainer for over forty years. She is the author of several bestselling poetry books, including\u003ci\u003e The Works, Surgically Enhanced, You Made Me Late Again\u003c\/i\u003e!, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e. Pam's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Aptitude\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller. Her book Pam Ayres on Animals, published last year, was the UK's Best Selling Poetry book of 2021. On radio she is a regular on \u003ci\u003eJust A Minute\u003c\/i\u003e, has made six series of her own \u003ci\u003eAyres On The Air\u003c\/i\u003e, and has appeared twice on the legendary \u003ci\u003eDesert Island Discs\u003c\/i\u003e. Pam performs her solo stage show throughout the UK, and lives in the Cotswolds, where she is an enthusiastic gardener for wildlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola O'Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Swaziland, grew up in Singapore and has lived in Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Edinburgh, London and Cambridge. When Nicola was five years old her parents banned Saturday morning television, and she has been drawing ever since. Nicola has a Bachelor's degree in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art and an MA (Printmaking) from Camberwell College of Art. In 2014 her picture book Open Very Carefully won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Stockport Children's Book Prize and the Oldham's Brilliant Book Award, was highly commended for the UKLA Book Award and shortlisted for Oscar's First Book Prize and the Sheffield Children's Book Award. She now lives in sunny Los Angeles with her husband, Sjoerd, and their invisible dog, Chewbacca.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Two Hoots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414746562834,"sku":"9781529067071","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66d30441-2ccd-4992-bd04-9147c714d78a.jpg?v=1751127147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-oliver-the-otter-a-tale-from-our-wild-and-wonderful-riverbanks-9781529067071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}