How to Get Your Octopus to School
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2023 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

How to Get Your Octopus to School

By Becky Scharnhorst, Jaclyn Sinquett (Illustrator)

Can you find your octopus and get him to school before he hides again?

4.2/5 Goodreads · 540 ratings
32 pages· 436 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Getting an octopus to school is no easy task. He'd rather play hide-and-seek or dress-up at home. But if he gives school a chance, he might just love it. The challenge? Finding him first! This delightful tale captures the morning routine struggle with humor and charm, perfect for any parent coaxing a reluctant child to school. Will the octopus embrace the adventure, or will he stay hidden? Dive into this whimsical story and find out!

From the publisher

*”A charming, eight-armed hug of a story that won’t hide long on library shelves”– School Library Journal (starred review) Learn how to get your octopus to school in this hilarious and endearing back-to-school story! Getting your octopus to school won’t be easy. He would much rather stay home with you and play hide-and-seek or dress-up. But you know your octopus will love school if he gives it a chance. And you’ll tell him that . . . as soon as you can find him . . . Reminiscent of If You Take a Mouse to School, get your little one ready for school with this silly and sweet back-to-school story. Perfect for any parent who has struggled to get their child ready for school in the morning! Includes an embellished list of octopus facts in the backmatter. Praise for How to Get Your Octopus to School “A charming back-to-school book for the nervous octopus in all of us.”-Kirkus reviews “A visual treat of a picture book. The octopus serves as a sweet buffer for viewers who are shy about going to school themselves, and older siblings may benefit from a reminder to be patient with little ones who don’t know the drill just yet.” –BCCB “Scharnhorst offers funny and endearingly patient point-by-point advice on a morning routine . . . All the while, Sinquett’s breezy digital art depicts a small, salmon-hued octopus humorously exhibiting arrayed behaviors both human and cephalopod . . . [a] sweetly humorous take on a familiar rite of passage.” –Publishers Weekly

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
436
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD630L
Themes & topics
Books about schoolBooks about sea creaturesBooks about marine lifeBooks about social themesBooks about new experiences
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
May 16, 2023
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593205228

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