Helen Plum Library

"An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean"--

"A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a mustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is"--

Herman the helpful octopus is always willing to assist anyone who needs his help--old or young, friend or enemy

An octopus searches in vain for underpants that fit, until a seahorse offers a useful observation that changes the way the octopus sees the problem

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

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

When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed

Shark and his octopus friend Blue play hide-and-seek together

"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...

"Whether searching for its next meal or avoiding becoming a meal, an octopus is an underwater master through color camouflage, or by spewing a cloud of obscuring ink, or by sacrificing a limb, or squeezing its boneless body into or through unlikely spaces. Includes resources and activities for teachers and parents"--