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Octopus Alone
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Octopus Alone Hardcover - 2013

by Srinivasan, Divya

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first

A lively new book from the author of "Little Owl's Night." Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the sea horses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends. Full color.

Description

Viking Books for Young Readers, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x0x9. Signed. 2013. First edition. Signed by author/artist Divya Srinivasan on the flyleaf, with sketch. Illustrated boards with lightly bumped spine tips, tiny point of wear to rear top fore-edge corner. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket scuffed, with only very minor corner-wear. Interior bright and vivid, free of all marks.
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Details

  • Title Octopus Alone
  • Author Srinivasan, Divya
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BBS-2006586
  • ISBN 9780670785155 / 0670785156
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 10.6 x 0.6 in (24.13 x 26.92 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 05 years
  • Grade levels P - K
  • Reading level 590
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Marine animals, Bashfulness
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012029678
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

Octopus loves living on the busy reef under the sea. From her cozy cave, she can see clown fish, and sea turtles, and little butterflies swimming by. She especially loves watching the seahorses having fun, wiggling and twirling. Sometimes she will play with them, but occasionally Octopus just wants to be alone, somewhere quiet, and not so busy. So one day, she swims far, far beyond the reef and finds another cozy cave, only here she is perfectly, wonderfully alone. It is exactly what she wanted . . . until she’s ready to go back home to be with her friends.
As she did in Little Owl's Night, Divya Srinivasan shows children a wonderful part of the natural world in a very warm-hearted way.

From the publisher

Divya Srinivasan (www.pupae.com) was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, but spent most of her childhood in California and then Texas. A talented animator, she has worked on films, music videos, and TV shows. Her first book was Little Owl's Night.

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Praise for Divya's first book, LITTLE OWL’S NIGHT:

"This debut picture book gets it all just right. The story, while familiar, is executed deftly and with heart, and the crisp graphic elements of the artwork juxtapose well against the pretty prose." —Booklist, starred review
 
"The story's chief virtue is its graceful, balletic prose... It's a provocative inversion of the classic bedtime story, and a solid first outing. Srinivasan's message is that night is a delightful place, and that's useful knowledge for small children." —Publisher's Weekly 

"A graceful bedtime story celebrates the beauty found in night... Hold on to Little Owl's tail feathers and soar." —Kirkus Reviews

"This exceptional first book by Srinivasan, a talented illustrator... follows Little Owl during his nighttime explorations... this bedtime tale may even convert children who are afraid of the dark into adventuresome night owls" —New York Times Book Review

"This is the most visually and verbally gorgeous picture book of the year... Simple, dazzling - and simply dazzling." —The Boston Globe


Praise for OCTOPUS ALONE:
"Srinivasan follows her debut, Little Owl’s Night (2011), with a similarly striking rendition of the marine world in this no-place-like-home tale."  —Kirkus

"...every page is stunner." —Publishers Weekly

"a visually appealing story " —School Library Journal

“Srinivasan, an animator and the author of the luminous “Little Owl’s Night” (2011), brings the same distinctive beauty to this story of a glowy orange octopus, ‘hidden in her cozy cave.’” —New York Times Book Review

Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 45
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/01/2013, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 06/16/2013, Page 22
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/08/2013, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2013, Page 99

About the author

Divya Srinivasan (www.pupae.com) was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, but spent most of her childhood in California and then Texas. A talented animator, she has worked on films, music videos, and TV shows. Her first book was Little Owl's Night.

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