Sonenshine, Randi
Summary: "The solitary and ingenious octopus is a master of disguise and invention, creating her den out of the objects of the ocean, from shells and rocks to tiny glass shards. Using creative methods of hunting and construction, the octopus prepares for the biggest task of her life: motherhood. With one last, poignant gesture of love, the mother octopus sends her hatchlings on their way, starting a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: A young girl tries to get her octopus, who would much rather stay home, ready for school. Includes facts about octopuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2023
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Summary: Shark and his octopus friend Blue play hide-and-seek together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE LEHReef, Cora
Summary: While exploring Coral Jungle, Simon Seahorse and his best friend Olive Octopus encounter a shark named Zelda who invites them to her mother's birthday party at Shark Point--and Simon not only has a unique school report, but the makings of an exciting story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: "An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALLGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: Out of this tank, I must be free. I must explore the open sea! Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: Island boy Aaron loves the sea. But he's a bit scared of going under the water. Then one day Aaron finds an octopus stranded on the beach. And as he helps Dad return it to the water, something amazing happens a moment of magic between the boy and the octopus. Can Aaron lose his fear and go underwater? Maybe now he can help look after the sea creatures and be Aqua Boy!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILWatkins, Rowboat
Summary: "A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a moustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WATAuerbach, Annie.
Summary: Nemo and his friends are getting ready for the Super Seaball Tournament and Pearl the octopus is reluctant to be on the team because she is not very good at sports. With everyones help and a lot of practice, she is the hero at the seaball game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction AuerbachKousky, Vern
Summary: "A small yellow octopus hatches from his egg and begins searching for something he is certain he is missing on an undersea adventure that leads to new friendships along the coast, an exploration of a sunken shipwreck and the discovery of a loving family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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Summary: Presents a picture book rendering of the classic Beatles song and includes an accompanying CD recording and audio reading by the song's writer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STAAnna, Holly
Summary: While spending the day at the beach, Daisy's imaginary friend Posey turns her into a mermaid and they help a lost octopus reunite with her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ANNRinker, Sherri Duskey
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RINMarinov, Isabelle
Summary: The world was too bright for Leo. And too loud. "I must be living on the wrong planet," Leo thought.Leo struggles to make sense of the world. He doesn't understand the other children in his class, and they don't seem to understand him. But then one day, Leo meets Maya. Maya is an octopus, and the more Leo learns about her, the more he thinks that perhaps he isn't alone in this world, after all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN SE MarinovGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: "Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!"--Publisher's website. Includes factual information about octopuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GUE (BASKET)Summary: Marshall, Skye, Rubble, and the rest of Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol take to the sea to rescue Cap'n Turbot's sunken boat. Will they save the day, or will a giant octopus leave them high and dry?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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Summary: This glorious treasury brings together eight iconic tales by Tomi Ungerer, featuring well-known classics (The Three Robbers, Moon Man, Otto), acclaimed recent works (Fog Island), and lost gems (Zeralda's Ogre, Flix, The Hat, and Emile), some of which are being published for the first time in 50 years! Special features include a personal letter from Tomi, new quotes and anecdotes about each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Limited 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE UNGDiller, Kevin
Summary: Octicorn is back! Octi dreams of having a pool party. But what if no one comes? That would be the most embarrassing thing ever! So Octi sets out to have a party that will make everyone happy -- until he realizes that may just be a disaster waiting to happen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DILMeloy, Maile
Summary: "An octopus is taken from his undersea home to live in an aquarium, but he soon tires of captive life."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: JE VOX MELBently, Peter
Summary: An octopus falls from the sky one day. It lands on a roof and there it stays. The village's children quickly make friends with it, even though the adults are wary. But the octopus proves very handy indeed, making a perfect slide, helping out with some painting, and even rescuing a cat stuck in a tree. But just when all the neighbors decide they want an octopus of their very own, it disappears....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow and imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BENWooton, Sandi
Summary: This funny rhyming tale tells the story an aspiring artist, an outrageous octopus, and a multitude of magical sea creatures. When a child paints an octopus with magic paints, the octopus comes to life, eager to offer plenty of advice on how the painting should be done. As the story and painting unfold, all the marine animals join in the fun, until the paint dries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Wooten 2021Mayer, Mercer
Summary: An octopus struggles with misadventure when he leaves home but is relieved to know how and where to find a safe haven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MAYDahl, Michael
Summary: Simone has always liked the room she sleeps in when she visits her great-aunt Glory, but this time the curtains remind her of an octopus reaching for her, and when she wakes her kitten has disappeared--and that is only one of the stories in this collection of chilling tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017