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Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug - Hardcover

Reed, Lynn Rowe

  • 3.53 out of 5 stars
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9780062203205: Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug

Synopsis

Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug is a sweet and funny picture book about friendship—under the sea!

Charlie the shark and Olivia Octopus were the best friends the ocean had ever seen. All Charlie wanted was a hug. Olivia desperately wished for a kiss. This is the story of how they both found what they were looking for.

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About the Authors

Lynn Rowe Reed is the creator of numerous picture books. She is the author of Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug, illustrated by Kevin Cornell, and has illustrated other books, such as Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver and her own Pedro, His Perro, and the Alphabet Sombrero, which was selected for a Best in Children's Book Illustration show at the Museum of American Illustration. She has also illustrated for the Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio.



Kevin Cornell rests his head in Philadelphia, where he and his wife match wits daily with a terrifying dachshund. Other monsters Kevin has recently tamed include The Terrible Two series by Mac Barnett and Jory John, Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, and Lulus Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst.

From the Back Cover

Charlie the shark and Olivia Octopus were the best friends the ocean had ever seen.

All Charlie wanted was a hug. Olivia desperately wished for a kiss.

This is the story of how they both found what they were looking for.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—While the title and cover art give the impression that what follows will be both a humorous and amorous tale, this aquatic adventure is neither. Even young readers will figure out the solution to Charlie Shark's dream of a kiss and Olivia Octopus's longing for a hug after the first page turn. It takes the dense duo a handful of harebrained schemes—including a poorly acted play, an unappreciated art show, and a cooking-contest flop—to figure out that they can simply hug and kiss each other. Cornell uses colorful illustrations and goofy expressions to give the many humans on the beach personality and buoy the floundering story line with their many activities, but ultimately this effort sinks.—Jenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH

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