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"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want somethingmaybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could something...

Awesome Girl, normally disguised as Abigail, an ordinary kid, heroically saves her father from the tentacles of a supervillain, the purple octopus.

"¿Qué tanto puedes hacer al mismo tiempo? El protagonista de este álbum ilustrado, un pulpo, utiliza sus largos brazos para muchas cosas: ayudar a sus niños a vestirse, pasear a todos sus perros, ayudar a los más pequeños a cruzar la calle con seguridad... ¿Qué más podrá hacer un pulpo con semejante ventaja numérica? En este álbum ilustrado, el autor nos invita a acompañar a su protagonista de la mano de sencillas pero vívidas ilustraciones;...

"An octopus is taken from his undersea home to live in an aquarium, but he soon tires of captive life"--

"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"--

Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.

The octicorn -- half octopus and half unicorn-- introduces himself and tells readers why, though strange and unique, octicorns make great friends.

"Octopuses make the best pets! Pretend pirate captain Izzy is looking for a pet when an adventurous little octopus squiggles into town"--

Arlo likes octopuses but when he tries to draw one his picture does not turn out well at all--or does it?

Just once, Sam wants to be the best on a special day at school, but on "Take Your Octopus to School Day," his pet, Thurgood, surprises even him.