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In the latest Otter book, which one-ups its overly cutesy predecessors, stuffed animal Otter, who lives with her human minder, starts a school for her fellow stuffies. The school is a terrific bust with amusing moments--amusing for the reader, anyway (when Otter's math lesson tanks, "everyone just took turns holding the calculator"). The understated art makes the goings-on funnier still.