Review – I’m a Dumbo Octopus!

I'm a Dumbo Octopus! A Graphic Guide to Cephalopodsby Anne LambeletGenres: Children's, Graphic Novels Pages: 72 Rating: Synopsis: Meet Grimpy! He’s a dumbo octopus, and he’s taking us on a tour of the whole cephalopod class—underwater creatures such as cuttlefish, nautiluses, octopuses, and squids. Grimpy knows all about what makes these many-armed marvels so special, like how the coconut octopus uses tools or the cuttlefish talks with color! It seems like every creature has a special ability—except him. When Grimpy gets stuck on everything a dumbo octopus can’t do, the other cephalopods show him why it’s great to be a dumbo. Anne Lambelet’s I’m A Dumbo Octopus! A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods is definitely aimed at kids, but it looked cute and fun, and I wanted a break, so I gave it a shot! And it’s pretty fun: it has a bit of a story, so it isn’t just a narration of facts, with Grimpy the Grimpoteuthis (a dumbo octopus) narrating and telling the reader how cool all the different…