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By Regan McMahon
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Two tentacled best friends in four fun short stories.
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What's the Story?
Squid and Octopus are best pals who have heaps of fun together, work out their differences, and support each other though thick and thin, as we see in the four short stories contained in SQUID AND OCTOPUS: FRIENDS FOR ALWAYS. In the first story, \"The Quarrel,\" they get in a fashion fight over which is better for the tips of their tentacles, mittens or socks. Squid wakes up from superhero adventure disappointed to be \"just regular old me again\" in \"The Dream.\" But Octopus reassures him that he does plenty of \"super\" stuff in real life, including organizing Tickle Monday each week. Octopus finds a cowboy boot and tries to figure out what it's for in \"The Hat.\" And the two friends ponder good, bad, and \"tricky\" fortune in \"The Fortune Cookie.\"
Is It Any Good?
Squid and Octopus: Friends for Life offers many scenarios with plenty to look at on each spread. The soft palette of teal blue, green, orange, and yellow pastels provides a soothing atmosphere, making it a perfect read for bedtime or naptime. There's lots of gentle humor, too, with sly jokes coming out of the mouths of minor characters, such as fish swimming by or crabs crawling along the sandy bottom. With so much going on, it should take a long time to get tired of this one.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what true friendship is all about. Is it OK to disagree with your best friend sometimes?
Do you ever imagine what it would be like to live under the sea? Does it look like fun?
What other books, movies, or TV shows with sea creatures have you enjoyed?
Book Details
- Author: Tao Nyeu
- Illustrator: Tao Nyeu
- Genre: Picture Book
- Topics: Friendship , Ocean Creatures , Science and Nature
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Penguin Group
- Publication date: June 14, 2012
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 3 - 8
- Number of pages: 40
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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