A touching story of love, bravery, and learning to swim

“Where waves crash and smash and all creatures swim wild, an otter gave birth to a sea otter child.”

There’s nothing Lottie the otter loves more than swimming hand in hand with her mom. Sometimes, she wishes she could join her friends as they splash about in the waves, but she’s not sure she’s brave enough to join them.

When a big wave comes and separate her from her mom, can Lottie find her ‘brave’ and swim out to rescue her?

This is a heartfelt story about an adorable otter learning that we all have what it takes to be brave.

 

Arden Jones is a working-class writer from Essex. She loves to write children’s picture books, chapter books, and young adult fiction, and can’t resist the challenge of creating a short story.

Nora Brech is an awarded and acclaimed picture book author and illustrator. Her books are published in 15 territories. In 2025 she was awarded the Brage Prize, Norway’s national book award.