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K-3
In her latest outing, Otter leads Teddy and the other toys in human Otter Keeper's house in attempting to achieve scary new heights in Halloween costumery. The story, featuring ultra-clean illustrations, has a neat twist--it's Otter who gets scared--but for a series promoting creativity, the prose can be pretty unimaginative ("Halloween is the best holiday ever!").