Everyone Wants an Octopus Book Review

Written by @liz_ledden 🐙 Illustrated by @makotokoji 🦆 Pubilished by @hardiegrantkids

Another gorgeous picture book that I’ve been meaning to post about for months! If you haven’t got your hands on a copy yet – let me tell you why you should 🤗

Inky 🐙 can’t find a single book with a character who looks like him, yet there are loads of books about Inky’s best friend, Quack 🦆Together they decide to do something about this – because everyone deserves to see themselves in books 📚

Everyone Wants an Octopus Book is a fun, bright, engaging picture book for children 3+ that handles this important theme in a clever, inviting and super accessible way –perfectly pitched for young children.

I love the cute characters, gorgeous lolly coloured palette and octopus facts peppered throughout, as well as the creators’ note at the end which delves a little deeper into the why of this book.

Diverse, inclusive books are important for all kids – to be mirrors so they can see themselves in the stories they read, and windows so they can learn about and understand people who are different to them. And hopefully learn along the way that we are all more alike than we are different 💛

🐙 Bravo for this book – a perfect, gentle conversation starter about diversity and inclusion for preschool plus 🦆