The Octopus Escapes

By Maile Meloy

Book Overview

From a New York Times bestselling author comes this poignant, lyrical tale about nature's great escape artist--now in a board book edition!

The octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a diver captures him and takes him to live in an aquarium. The humans give him food and tests that look like toys. But every day is the same, and the octopus soon tires of captive life. And so, under the cover of darkness, he makes his daring escape...

Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala bring us a story full of excitement and heart, about the thrill of hard-won freedom and the pull of home.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593533976
• ISBN13: 9780593533970
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 3 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool