This was hilarious - it had me and my husband ROFL-ing! On each page, the octopus offers to help the little boy with something...and then does something completely unhelpful instead! (E.g. "Let me help put your pj's on...the Statue of Liberty!!") Every time the octopus offers, the little boy says thanks...and each time the octopus doesn't really help, the little boy says "No thank you, octopus!". The illustrations were great - if you look closely in each panel it foretells what might happen next, and the illustrator did a great job conveying the little boy's annoyance and frustration on his face! Oh my goodness! My son got completely obsessed with this book. It’s one of the first books he started quoting (and still does all the time). I picked it up originally because I love cephalopods. It is a book about a boy and his octopus that live on a steam boat and they are getting ready for bed. But every time Octopus tries to help, things get really silly. Like he tries to give him a bath and the boy thanks him, then the readers realize that it’s “a bath in egg salad”, to which the boy exclaims “No thank you, Octopus!” The octopus finally gets his comeuppance at the end of the book. This is a very fun book to read-aloud together with your child. We are definitely getting a copy of this book for our personal collection because of how much my son loves it. Recommended for ages 3-6, 5 stars.
What do You think about Thank You, Octopus (2014)?
Silly, fun, simple. Great illustrations. Reads better one-on-one than in a story time.
—ivlim
Goofy and silly, I think this would be great for older storytime.
—ast1312
The right reader would make this book really funny.
—Jaytee
Perfect read aloud for preschool storytime!
—Purplechocolate7
