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40 pp.
| Dial |
June, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3438-8$16.99
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Octopus knows that a warm bath, cozy jammies, and a story can make the end-of-the-day transition easier, and he's all prepared--in theory. That's the gist of this book's silly premise: Octopus talks the bedtime talk, but his best intentions wildly miss their mark every time. No words are wasted in the spare speech-bubble text; Farrell's detailed cartoon illustrations cleverly foreshadow the antics.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2014