{"product_id":"also-an-octopus-9781536215915","title":"Also an Octopus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2017 Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner: Picture Books \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven the most\u003ci\u003e totally awesome \u003c\/i\u003estory starts with a little bit of nothing. What happens next is up to you  A delightfully meta picture book that will set imaginations soaring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to \u003ci\u003ewant \u003c\/i\u003esomething--maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to \u003ci\u003ebuild \u003c\/i\u003ea spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could something even more amazing come to pass? Debut author Maggie Tokuda-Hall, with the help of illustrator Benji Davies, sets up an endearingly funny story, then hands the baton to readers, who will be more than primed to take it away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Tokuda-Hall\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA in writing from the University of San Francisco and a tendency to spill things. As a longtime children's bookseller she has read her fair share of stories, and she is always hungry for more. Her favorite animal is an octopus, or else an elephant. Maggie Tokuda-Hall lives in San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenji Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author-illustrator of many books for children, including the Bizzy Bear series. Benji Davies lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631740326162,"sku":"9781536215915","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad28d44f-10f6-4367-89fa-8f5211b5e3aa.jpg?v=1732781619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/also-an-octopus-9781536215915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}