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Tokuda-Hall, Maggie

Also an Octopus

32 pp. | Candlewick | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7084-9 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Benji Davies. This lighthearted storytelling primer explains that every story begins "with nothing" before introducing a character who desires something and must somehow "earn it." A tale then develops about a ukelele-playing octopus and a spaceship, but the resolution is left up to budding storytellers (a.k.a. readers). The rich-hued digital illustrations and the characters' speech-bubble text echo the yarn's zany tone.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert

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