Etta and the Octopus

Description

A hilarious, fully illustrated tale about an unlikely friendship between a girl and an octopus that is perfect for newly independent readers, from one of Australia's most respected writers for children and an award-winning illustrator. FOUND! One octopus! Likes to eat tuna sandwiches. Goes by the name of 'Oswald'. It all began when Etta decided to take a bath . . . And realised she wasn't alone. On the floor lay a brown suitcase with Oswald written on it in fancy writing. And in the bath sat Oswald. Etta had never had an octopus in her bath before. Etta feels sure someone must be missing their octopus and is determined to return Oswald, but he seems a little less enthusiastic. When a rude lady with a net and a stick turns up to claim him, Etta must decide where Oswald really belongs.

Zana Fraillon (Author) Zana Fraillon (she/her) was born in Naarm (Melbourne), but spent her early childhood in San Francisco. Her 2016 novel, The Bone Sparrow, won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children, the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the Amnesty CILIP Honour. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Gold Inky and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her book The Lost Soul Atlas won the 2020 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2021 Children's Book Council Award for Book of the Year: Older Readers. Her most recent picture book, The Curiosities, illustrated by Phil Lesnie, was a 2021 Aurealis Award winner. Andrew Joyner (Illustrator) Andrew Joyner is the illustrator and author of numerous children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Dr. Seuss's The Horse Museum, The Pink Hat, Love Was Inside, as well as Too Many Elephants in this House and The Terrible Plop, both by Ursula Dubosarsky. His books are now published in more than twenty-five countries. He lives with his family in Strathalbyn, South Australia. Find out more at andrewjoyner.com.au.