Also an Octopus - Hardcover

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406368393 ISBN 13: 9781406368390

Publisher: Walker Books, 2017

Synopsis

From Benji Davies, the illustrator of The Storm Whale and Grandad's Island, comes a metafictive story about ... how to build a story! First, a story needs a character. So why not a ukulele-playing octopus? And since this is a story, the octopus has to want something - maybe it dreams of travelling to faraway galaxies in a purple spaceship. But every character needs an obstacle to overcome, and when the octopus sets out to build its own spaceship out of glue, umbrellas, glitter and waffles ... well, he doesn't have much luck. Could there be another character that could help? Debut author Maggie Tokuda-Hall sets up a funny, smart and warm-hearted story all about storytelling, then hands the baton to imaginative readers, who will be more than prepared to take it away.

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Review:

[...] for a bit of surreal fun, with, perhaps a few light-hearted lessons in story telling theory there is Also an Octopus. * The Herald * "[...] a clever spin on story building, using the legs and body of the octopus of the title for help. Young readers will be more than inspired to create their own." * Armadillo * "An innovative picture book about how to build a story [...] Funny and smart, this book will fire up youngsters' imaginations." * Aldershot News and Mail * "This is a smart and uplifting look at how stories work and the power of imagination - paired with bright colours and a very cuddly octopus in a cosy red hat. One for the creative kids out there (which is to say, all of them)." * Irish Times *

Book Description:

Every story starts with nothing, so ... why not an octopus who wants to fly in a spaceship? A delightfully meta picture book that will set imaginations soaring.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1406368393
• ISBN 13: 9781406368390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Benji Davies