Octopus Alone
Author and Illustrator: Divya Srinivasan
Penguin Group
Copyright 2013
17 pages
Picture book

I was drawn to this book because of the colorful illustrations on the cover. In the story, the octopus is shy and wants to be alone. She goes to great lengths to accomplish this, even missing out on a lobster dinner. Eventually she ends up far from home and is all alone she enjoys this at first but begins to miss her friends. She then returns home and is thankful for all the other sea creatures.

The artwork in this book is so colorful. It makes you feel as though you are experiencing the story from deep in the sea. The medium seems to be water colors. This makes the underwater theme that much more prevalent. I really enjoyed the illustrations. They added so much to the story!

This book could be enjoyed by any elementary grade. I think this would be a good book to read to inspire a writing topic on times when they want to be alone or what they like to do when they are alone. On top of that, you could discuss ways to make somebody they know who is shy feel more comfortable. It would also bring light to different sea creatures they may be interested in learning more about.This book does not have any awards.