The Octopus

Another sweet, gentle story of the mice making friends with an octopus family. I do wish the illustrations were coloured; the paperback edition is hard to see clearly if you are reading it with someone else. The story felt a bit skimped this time around; just about the time something looked like it m......more

We picked the Lighthouse Family for our audio books on the last car trip. First was the octopus one, and then the turtle one too. I liked the Octopus one better but they were both good. Fred, who is almost four, really liked them and wanted to listen to them both several times. Good length for a kid......more

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I do love some Cynthia Rylant. A family consisting of a daddy dog, mommy cat, and three mice babies living in a lighthouse is a delightful concept. This a lovely book, and the vocabulary is excellent. WALT and I both learned some new things about oceans and tides. My only complaint is that there are......more

I adore Cynthia Rylant. I think she is unparalleled in her skill as a writer of children's books. She writes lyrically and never talks down to children. She books are powerful and wonderful. I absolutely adore her Cobblestreet Cousins series, and thought I'd never like any of her series better. You......more