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The Boy and the Octopus

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Description

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.

Author Biography:

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.
Release date NZ
July 4th, 2024
Author
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Carmen Saldana
Interest Age
From 3 to 7 years
Pages
32
Dimensions
212x280x5
ISBN-13
9780241489871
Product ID
38220112

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