Description
For fans of Remy Lai's Pawcasso and Raina Telgemeier's Drama comes this hilarious enemies-to-besties graphic novel, about a kid who just wants to blend in and an opera-singing octopus who loves to stand out!
When 12-year-old Sid discovers a talking octopus in his family’s fish shop, he is shocked – and annoyed. Otto the octopus is cheeky, demanding, and won’t leave Sid alone until he helps Otto get to the ocean … roughly 300 kilometres away!
But Sid has bigger fish to fry. He has to figure out how to get into the art school of his dreams, or else high school next year will be a nightmare.
Can these frenemies find a way to work together, or will it all end in disaster? Or even worse … will Sid and Otto realise they actually make a pretty great team?
Brimming with hilarity, hijinks and plenty of heart, the first graphic novel from author Karen Wasson and CBCA-acclaimed illustrator Jake A Minton sparkles with slapstick humour and fish-out-of-water misunderstandings. With extraordinary full-colour artwork and a bonus 'making of' section at the end, readers of all ages will be surprised and delighted with this stand-out suburban adventure for middle-grade readers.
Review
Sid is 12 years old and a talented artist, who lives in a small town called Rone. His current aims are to avoid the bullies at school, and figure out how he can go to Lindfield - the art school of his dreams - without his parents (whose fish shop is struggling) having to pay for it.
You can imagine his surprise when he comes across Otto, a talking octopus, at his family’s shop. All that Otto wants to do is get to the ocean, so that he can go to the Opera House in Rome.
Sid enlists the help of his neighbour, Dee, to get him there, but when the perfect plan ends up not working out, Sid and Otto are both stuck.
Then it turns out that Otto has been hiding his secret weapon - he can actually sing opera! Knowing this, Dee comes up with a genius idea that might just fix both their problems! Or will it?
This is a wonderful, humorous Australian graphic novel that is all about friendship, finding solutions to your problems and having a go! It will be enjoyed by all students from middle primary to lower secondary.
