{"product_id":"octopus-stew-9780823437542","title":"Octopus Stew","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her! This clever picture book tells two stories in one, from award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. \" Tenga cuidado!\" Ramsey shouts. \"Be careful!\" But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRamsey uses both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully illustrated picture book, drawn from the author's childhood memories, celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx culture and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an author's note and the Velasquez family recipe for Octopus Stew!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Velasquez' awards include the John Steptoe \/ Coretta Scott King Award for new talent, a Pura Belpré Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Carter G. Woodson Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Holiday House, he both wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eLooking for Bongo\u003c\/i\u003e, and he illustrated \u003ci\u003eOl' Clip-Clop: A Ghost Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia C. McKissack (Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award Winner, Georgia Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year--Outstanding Merit) and \u003ci\u003eNew Shoes \u003c\/i\u003eby Susan Lynn Meyer (Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents who encouraged music and storytelling, Eric grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. As a child, he loved superheroes, comics and drawing, much like the boy in Octopus Stew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe teaches illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641688527122,"sku":"9780823437542","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4383df72-7d7d-44fc-9775-fa311f4a1d9f.jpg?v=1733030217","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/octopus-stew-9780823437542","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}