Cowboy & Octopus
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2007 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Cowboy & Octopus

By Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)

Can Cowboy and Octopus bridge their quirky differences to become friends?

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40 pages· 536 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary

Cowboy loves beans and bacon, while Octopus enjoys raw seafood. Their tastes clash, and Cowboy doesn't understand Octopus's knock-knock jokes. Can this odd duo find common ground and forge a friendship? Dive into a series of humorous mini-stories where Cowboy and Octopus navigate their differences with laughter and heart. Will their unlikely bond withstand the test of their contrasting worlds? Discover the hilarity and warmth in their journey to becoming an unforgettable pair.

From the publisher

Peanut butter and jelly. George and Martha. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and . . . Octopus? Yes, that’s right. Meet Cowboy and Octopus–the next great pair to become a household name. Cowboy likes beans’n’bacon and bacon’n’beans. Octopus eats raw seafood. Octopus prefers knock-knock jokes, but Cowboy doesn’t get them. How will these two ever be friends? Illustrated in funky, vintage-style cut-outs and told in several humorous mini-stories, the famous Stinky Cheese Man duo of Scieszka and Smith have created sweet–and of course hilarious–tales of an unlikely friendship. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
536
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD470L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about cowboys and cowgirlsBooks about octopusesBooks about humorBooks about unlikely friendships
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.2
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
115982
Publication
Published
September 6, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780670910588

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