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Staying busy has helped Tova cope ever since her son disappeared decades ago. So when her husband dies, she takes a job at the aquarium, where she meets Marcellus, an octopus that deduces what happened to her son.
For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began...
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Penguin volume 8
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Worried about his new friend, a shy octopus named Ollie, Penguin recruits the other animals to help look for him, and discovers something more precious than treasure.
7) Octopants
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Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
An octopus searches in vain for underpants that fit, until a seahorse offers a useful observation that changes the way the octopus sees the problem.
9) The mermaid
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random house LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--
11) Octopus stew
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
13) Octopus escapes!
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Octopus slips out of his tank while the aquarium sleeps, teases the animals in the other displays, and leads the security guard on a merry chase.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Puffer Fish wakes up one morning to find that his pirate underwear has been taken from the clothesline! So Octopants the octopus offers to help look for them. They check Lobster's Laundry, look through Mermaid's hair, and even stop by Mussel's Fitness Club, but the underwear isn't anywhere ... Then Shark appears and wants to join the group. But what's that on her head?"--
17) Ollie feels fine
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ollie the octopus has a lot of feelings and he struggles to understand them. One especially busy, emotional day, Ollie becomes overwhelmed by all of his feelings. But with the help of his good friend, Stella the starfish, Ollie is reassured and able to feel that he is ok, and that it is fine to have so many feelings."--Provided by publishers.
18) The octopuppy
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis.
Author
Series
Zeus the mighty volume 5
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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