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1) The mermaid
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"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--
5) The octopus
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Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.
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"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want somethingmaybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a 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...
8) Roof octopus
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Nora is the first to notice a very large octopus on top of her apartment building, which proves to be a very good neighbor but leaves all too soon.
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When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed.
11) Cowboy & Octopus
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Cowboy and Octopus maintain their friendship despite different opinions about things like beans and knock-knock jokes.
13) Octopus soup
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An octopus struggles with misadventure when he leaves home but is relieved to know how and where to find a safe haven.
14) Poor little guy
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"An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean"--
15) The octopuppy
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Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis.
16) My octopus arms
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Little Crab asks what an octopus can do with his eight arms and gets a surprising, rhyming, reply.
18) Inky the octopus
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Out of this tank, I must be free. I must explore the open sea! Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!