Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!
Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!
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Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!

Written by Julie Markes & illustrated by Maggie Smith
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
Feb 20, 2001
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Its a good thing you’re not anoctopus!If you were an octopus, you would have eight legs to put into your pants!Follow one little boy through his day as he playfully considers how mealtime, bath time, nap time, and many other activities would be different if he were a bird, a tiger, or any number of baby animals. At the end of the day he realizes that the best thing of all is to be himself!Julie Markes’s first picture book is charmingly illustrated by Maggie Smith.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780060284657
    Publication Date
    February 20, 2001
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    99037139
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    41754425

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