A review by sammystarbuck
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson

3.0

If [a:David Attenborough|106444|David Attenborough|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1318921669p2/106444.jpg] decided to write fiction, I imagine it would turn out something like this...
One of the better books with animals, because the author didn't feel the need to turn them into what amounts to furry humans. This otter is an otter.

Of course, when it comes to otters, they do work really well as talking, fully clothed (and potty-mouthed...) almost-humans. Just ask Mudge! ( one of the main characters from the [b:Spellsinger|126503|Spellsinger (Spellsinger, #1)|Alan Dean Foster|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1171916623l/126503._SY75_.jpg|2932284] series, in case you were wondering. Mudge is awesome.)