O'Shae the Octopus - Hardcover

Buble, Brandee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1927018560 ISBN 13: 9781927018569

Publisher: Simply Read Books, 2014

Synopsis

O'Shae is an awesome octopus, who happens to also have two extra arms. With his best friend Shelton the Shark by his side, he discovers as hard as it at times for others to accept your differences, embracing what sets you apart can truly make you sensational! Dive in to see what the amazing things that can happen to O'Shae, once he starts believing in himself!

About this title

About the Author:

Brandee Buble grew up in Burnaby, BC, with her big brother Michael and little sister Crystal. Growing up as the daughter of a fisherman, Brandee spent many summers aboard her father's boat, where she had plenty of time to let her imagination run wild about all the creatures that surrounded her. Brandee taught children with special needs for eight great years and that's where her stories were born. She loved writing fun stories to keep her students engaged, often communicating with them through rhyme. Now married to her high school sweetheart, Brandee is a stay-at-home mom to her two awesome kids, O'Shae and Jayde. She is crazy about her family... in fact her sister Crystal is her next door neighbour! She still absolutely loves the ocean and can be found most sunny days on her boat with her family and friends. 

Eliska Liska is a world-travelling freelance artist currently based in Victoria, BC. She has a master's degree in Contemporary Art and New Media from Ostrava University, Czech Republic. Her book Suzie’s Sourdough Circus was published in 2011 and she was the 2013 Summer Reading Club artist for BC.  

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Down deep beneath the ocean,
In a cozy coral reef,
Lived the neatest little octopus
You'd ever want to meet!
 
“O'Shae, you’re extra special,”
Mom said, time and time again.
“Instead of having eight arms,
You’ve been blessed, my dear, with ten!”
 
More arms made it so easy
For O’Shae to lend a hand
To tidy up his bedroom
Or help Dad sweep piles of sand.
 
Each afternoon for playtime,
He would swim to Seaweed Park
And swing and climb and seesaw
With his friend Shelton the Shark.
 
One day some bullies showed up
When the pair was trying to play—
A lobster nicknamed Lanny
 And Mean Mike the manta ray.
 
The bullies cornered Shelton
And said, “Hey you, little shark,
Your friend is just not normal.
Scram! Get out! This is OUR park.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Simply Read Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1927018560
• ISBN 13: 9781927018569
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Liska Eliska