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Oscar Otter (I Can Read Book 1)

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My son loves me to read this to him. It is one of the few books where he is enthralled and has a great smile - sortof like when he is watching other children play.

The story line is an child Otter that loves to slide down into the pond decides to venture into the mountains to make a really big, great slide and gets chased by a wolf - but keeps his wits about him. There are morals to the story, when the parent warns you of danger there is a reason; and be resourceful when faced with a challenge.

The State of California, Dept of Education, has this book on their reccomended "level 1" readers list. It deserves it.

This was a favorite book of mine as a child - the images have stayed with me all these years, especially Oscar trying to get home at night through the dark woods. I remember finding it a little scary, but maybe that's what made it so memorable.

Oscar being naughty, not listening, he built a slide up the hill, and he rode his slide down the hill, a fox, a bobcat,a moose and a wolf slide down the hill and got bumped into the log, then when he was done riding his slide he spoke to his father. then Oscar listened. it was a good book.

This was my favorite book when I was little. Even before I could read I had it memorized, and could "read" the book aloud by memorization, while turning the pages. My parents copy got worn out and I picked it up on ebay, just for sentimental value.

ASIN B000O9M3MK - Oscar Otter has been around a long, long time and so, apparently, has illustrator Arnold Lobel. It was the Frog and Toad illustrator that drew me to pick up this edition and I'm glad I did!

Oscar Otter and his friends like to play on a slide that ended in the pond near his home. One day Oscar confronted a beaver who'd brought a tree down across their slide as he was building his home to prepare for winter. Oscar's father tells him to build another slide but nixes as too dangerous Oscar's idea of building way up in the mountains. Oscar doesn't listen and soon finds himself in very real danger. With the help of the beaver, Oscar is safe and returns home to his father, assuring him there will be no "next time".

The illustrations are very Lobel - they are not stellar cartoon quality drawings that take over the book. Instead, they add to the story, especially the funny parts! When Oscar is stalked by a near parade of animals, the moose - believing it IS a parade - takes the scary out of the moment by being absolutely silly. The text is simple, as is usually the case with An I Can Read Books, and the story is one children will enjoy learning from. There's a "listen to your parents" moral to be found, although Oscar's father is far more accepting of his son's tale than most parents would be. Great fun, even after more than 40 years!

- AnnaLovesBooks

I loved this book as a child and when a friend of mine's daughter started to read, I remembered this as one of my favorite books. Imagine my surprise and delight to hear that she did just what I did as a child: listen wide-eyed and then spend hours playing imagination with stuffed animals making blanket slides on and down the side of the bed. Looking back, I should have paired it with some beany babies, too!

This was one of my daughter's favorite books when she was little, so I was delighted to find it still in print to buy for her children. Oscar Otter is a playful young fellow who is annoyed when a beaver gets in the way of his slide, so he decides to build the world's longest otter slide. In the process he sees new places and has an unexpected and thrilling adventure which teaches him a lesson. Young readers will enjoy the thrills and laughs generated by the text and the charming and amusing illustrations.