Squid and Octopus : friends for always The benefits of being an octopus. A good choice for goofy, interactive read-alouds.” Booklist (starred review) Readers may find themselves turning the pages as if carried along by a gentle but unstoppable wave.” Publishers Weekly Inventive, quirky, gentle, and sweet. Four separate stories celebrate the many-legged friendship between Squid and Octopus as they disagree over how to stay warm, encourage each other, and fret over the contents of a fortune cookie K-3 AD 420 The quarrel - The dream - The hat - The fortune cookie Accelerated Reader AR Lower Grades 2.5 Reading Counts RC K-2 1.40 Accelerated Reader. Octopus opposites, written by Stella Blackstone illustrated by Stephanie. She shows us her silkscreen color separation technique for Squid and Octopus, Friends for Always. This positive, upbeat, and comforting bundle is sure to bring smiles. Author Illustrator Tao Nyeu gives us insight to her creative process. And as the fortune cookie in the last story says, true friends are friends for always. These two friends just happen to have tentacles and live under the sea.
Yes, they argue sometimes (about things as silly as whether they should wear mittens or socks to keep their tentacles warm!), but they are always able to cheer each other up in glum times (such as when Squid wakes from the dream of being a superhero and feels disappointed to be plain old Squid again). Parents need to know that Squid and Octopus: Friends for Life is a gentle picture book in the tradition of George and Martha: Two friends from the animal kingdom encounter ordinary obstacles and help each other figure things out. The four tales in this charming picture book show funny moments in the life of best friends Squid and Octopus.
For fans of Jon Klassen’s This is Not My Hat and Oliver Jeffers’ This Moose Belongs to Me. An award-winning author presents a delightful picture book about friendship under the sea.
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