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Poor Little Guy by Elanna Allen Starring: an itsy-bitsy bespectacled fish and the outsized octopus who captures it.
What happens: The octopus toys with the little fish, and although its unhinged playfulness contains an undercurrent of threat, the balance of power between predator and prey isn’t exactly as it seems.
For fans of: the minimalist illustrations, dark wit, and expectation-defying twists in Jon Klassen’s This Is Not My Hat. | |
Fred wants to play
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Janna de Lathouder
When the other fish tell Fred he has to leave if he can't keep still, he finds himself a new friend who understands his need to wiggle
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Octopus stew
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Eric Velasquez
A two-in-one celebration of family and creativity, based on the Coretta Scott King Award-winning author’s childhood, finds a young boy heroically working to save his grandma from a giant octopus, while fold-out pages reveal the boy’s account of the story to his family. Illustrations.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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