{"product_id":"i-am-oliver-the-otter-a-tale-from-our-wild-and-wonderful-riverbanks-paperback","title":"I Am Oliver the Otter: A Tale from Our Wild and Wonderful Riverbanks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola O'Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003ePam Ayres\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.6 x 10.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47529938813149,"sku":"9781529067071","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Tx9BjPJGkW9781529067071.webp?v=1772418080","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/i-am-oliver-the-otter-a-tale-from-our-wild-and-wonderful-riverbanks-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}