"Jet through the ocean with a gentle mother giant octupus as she searches for a den where she can safely lay her precious eggs"--Back cover.

Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books

"[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts

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

Full of facts and feelings about the real world, the books in this series encourage children to think, feel, imagine and wonder as they learn.