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The Boy and the Octopus

By Caryl Lewis
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A lyrical and emotional story about overcoming adversity and being proud to be seen by the creators of The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons. A magical tale of finding your voice and becoming yourself. Stanley loves his octopus toy, and dreams of the magical way its skin... Read More
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A lyrical and emotional story about overcoming adversity and being proud to be seen by the creators of The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons.

A magical tale of finding your voice and becoming yourself.

Stanley loves his octopus toy, and dreams of the magical way its skin changes colour; how it hides itself when something scary comes along. In fact, sometimes Stanley wants to be like his octopus and disappear.

But Stanley learns how to share his feelings in more than words, and to face difficulties through the power of self-expression and creativity.

A lyrical and emotional story about overcoming bullies and being proud to be seen by the creators of The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241489871

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Carmen Saldana

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 212.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 178g

Pages: 32

Collections

Caryl Lewis Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books

About the Author

Caryl Lewis (Author) Caryl Lewis is an award-winning Welsh-language writer across adults', young adults' and children's books, winning Wales Book of the Year twice, has also written extensively for cinema and television, notably adapting for film her own novel which won six Welsh Baftas and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the 2010 Celtic Media Festival. Her TV credits include the Welsh scripts for the internationally successful bilingual crime series set in Wales Y Gwyll / Hinterland, broadcast in over twenty countries. She is currently making her English-language debut. Carmen Saldana (Illustrator) Carmen Saldana lives in Gijon, a little rainy city in the north of Spain. She loves furry animals, birds, bugs, leaves and everything related with nature, her main source of inspiration for her illustrations.

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